The Byzantine Empire: The Roman Empire in the East

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The Byzantine Empire The Roman Empire in the
East
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• When the Western Roman Empire fell, the Eastern
  Roman Empire continued to thrive for over 1000
  years.

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• Constantinople (named after the emperor
  Constantine) became the capital of the eastern
  Roman Empire.
• Originally called Byzantium, now called Istanbul,
  Turkey

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Well defended by water on three sides and high
city walls on the fourth
Greek FIRE!
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Justinian

• Ruled from 527 AD to 565 AD with his wife,
  Theodora
• Supported Art and Architecture
• Built the Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)

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• Reorganized laws
• Wrote a new law code with 4652 laws
• Called the Justinian Code

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The empire under Justinian
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The Eastern Church

• Christianity was the official religion of the
  Byzantine Empire.
• Although both were Christian, the eastern and
  western Christian churches differed in many ways
  
• Languages
• WestLatin
• EastGreek or the local language

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Church authority WestPope EastPatriarch
(Bishop of Constantinople)
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The popemobile
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• In 1054, the Christian church split into two
  separate churches (called the Great Schism).
• West the Roman Catholic church
• East the Eastern Orthodox Church

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The Empire Under Attack

• The Byzantine Empire was eventually defeated by
  the Ottoman Turks in 1453 AD.