Question

document 3: religious order and persecution
justinian, as the emperor of the byzantine empire, appointed leaders of the eastern orthodox church and he was considered jesus’ co - ruler on earth. he persecuted and oppressed other christian sects and other religions. paganism was outlawed banned in justinian’s code and his government took actions to destroy it. he closed a school that taught plato’s philosophy in greece, abolished the worship of the god amun at an oasis in the libyan desert and the worship of isis in egypt.
in addition, the civil rights of jewish people were restricted in justinian’s code.
as a result, people from many different religious and ethnic groups converted to eastern orthodox christianity to avoid persecution.
justinian was one of the first emperors pictured holding the cross, a symbol of christianity, as he is on the coin pictured above.

Explanation:

The document focuses on the religious policies of Justinian in the Byzantine Empire, including his role in the Eastern Orthodox Church, persecution of other religions, and the resulting conversions. This falls under the subfield of Religion in Social Science as it deals with religious practices, institutions, and their societal impacts.

Answer:

Religion (under Social Science)