byzantine empire -- 7th grade ss
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The Byzantine Empire!
So, here’s how it went…• Constantine moved the Roman capital to
Byzantiumwhich became known as Constantinople which is Istanbul today.
• It lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E., about 1,000 years longer than Rome, which fell in about 500 C.E.
• E and W were connected for awhile by a shared faith Christianity (Catholic), but,
• The E developed its own way Eastern Orthodox Church after the Roman pope excommunicated the eastern church officials SCHISM! Oh no!
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Constantinople was:
• Surrounded on 3 sides by water!
• At a vital trade route crossroads.
• Home to 1 million people.
• Had a sewer system and social services.
• However, many lived in poverty.
Traders Came from All Over
• Silks from China
• Spices from Africa and Asia
• Incense from Japan
• Pottery
• Linens
• And other daily goods.
With you neighbor, answer these:
• How long after the Roman Empire fell did the Byzantine last?
• Byzantium was surrounded on 3 sides by water. Was this a military, geographic, economic or political benefit?
• Why/how was Byzantium such an important trading hub?
Let’s go to the races!
• Blues vs. Greens at the Hippodrome!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTXzIPgR_zw&list=PL6bPCJgoAYZlnf8bKYhrX7rgSHKAgMboG&index=19
Justinian I & Theodora
• One of the greatest Byzantine emperors.
• Almost deposed in a revolt during the chariot races in 532 c.e.
• Killed 30,000 citizens and destroyed the city.
• But, he rebuilt it by $$$ into public works.
Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s Code
• Systematic body of law.
• Revised outdated laws.
• Extended women’s property rights.
• Became basis for many legal codes in the western world.
Hagia Sophia
• Means “holy wisdom”
• Its dome represents heaven Dome of Heaven
With you neighbor, answer these:
• Who gave the poor support?
• After the riots of 532, who rebuilt the city?
• What did the dome of the Hagia Sophia represent?
• What was the key idea of Justinian’s Code?
Eastern Orthodox Church
• Separated from the Roman Catholic Church.
• Church & gov’t linked.• Emperor=living
representative of God on earth.
• The patriarch was the head of the church, but the emperor was just above him in power.
• Monasteries and convents took care of the poor and sick.
Why the Church split
• EInfluenced by Greek culture.
• WInfluenced by Frankish & Germanic.
• Popes became very powerfulPatriarchs resisted this.
• Icons. • IconocasmEmperor Leo III
banned use of religious images.
• This ban angered the Pope and he excommunicated Leo III.
Finally,
• 1054 c.e.
• The patriarch Celariusclosed all churches that worshipped with western rites.
• Pope Leo IX laid down a bullproclamation.
• “YOU ARE EXCOMMUNICATED”
• This cemented the schism.
With you neighbor, answer these:
• Why establish the policy of iconoclasm?
• What was the Byzantine view of church and state?
• What was the schism that occurred?