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The Byzantine Empire
  • In this lesson, students will be able to
    identify significant characteristics of the
    Byzantine Empire.
  • Students will be able to identify and/or define
    the following terms
  • Eastern Roman Empire
  • Orthodox Christianity
  • Byzantine Influence on Russia

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The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 A.D.
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However, the eastern portion of the empire
survived. It began the Byzantine Empire.
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The Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand
years after the fall of Rome.
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The Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand
years after the fall of Rome.
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Engineering an Empire
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A Natural Location for Trade
  • The Byzantine Empire was located between Europe
    and Asia.

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The Byzantine Empire became wealthy from trade.
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Orthodox Christianity
  • The Byzantines developed their own form of
    Christianity, Orthodox Christianity.
  • Greek is the official language of the Orthodox
    Christian Church.
  • Orthodox Christians do not recognize the Pope in
    Rome as their leader.

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In 1054 A.D., the Orthodox Christian Church
officially split from the Roman Catholic Church
in the Great Schism.
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1054 The pope and the patriarch excommunicated
each other, officially splitting Christianity
between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Churches.
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The Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine Church and an
architectural marvel.
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Byzantine Influence on Russia
  • Byzantine missionaries established Orthodox
    Christian churches in Russia.
  • Byzantine missionaries even created an alphabet,
    the Cyrillic alphabet, to write the Bible in
    Russian.

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Do you see the Byzantine influence in this
Russian Orthodox Church?
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Justinian
  • Byzantine Emperors held absolute power.
  • The Byzantine Emperor, Justinian, collected all
    Roman written laws.

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Justinian ordered the collection of Roman law.
The Code of Justinian
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Questions for Reflection
  • What became of the Eastern Roman Empire with the
    fall of Rome in 476 A.D.?
  • Why was the Byzantine Empire able to prosper from
    trade?
  • How did the Orthodox Christian Church differ from
    the Roman Catholic Church?
  • Who was Justinian and what did he do?
  • What was the Hagia Sophia?
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