Title: The%20Byzantine%20Empire
1The 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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3The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 A.D.
4However, the eastern portion of the empire
survived. It began the Byzantine Empire.
5The Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand
years after the fall of Rome.
6The Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand
years after the fall of Rome.
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Engineering an Empire
8A Natural Location for Trade
- The Byzantine Empire was located between Europe
and Asia.
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11The Byzantine Empire became wealthy from trade.
12Orthodox 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.
13In 1054 A.D., the Orthodox Christian Church
officially split from the Roman Catholic Church
in the Great Schism.
141054 The pope and the patriarch excommunicated
each other, officially splitting Christianity
between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Churches.
15The Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine Church and an
architectural marvel.
16Byzantine 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.
17Do you see the Byzantine influence in this
Russian Orthodox Church?
18Justinian
- Byzantine Emperors held absolute power.
- The Byzantine Emperor, Justinian, collected all
Roman written laws.
19Justinian ordered the collection of Roman law.
The Code of Justinian
20Questions 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?