THE

THE

BYZANTINE

BYZANTINE

EM

PIRE

EM

PIRE

LESSON O

NE: INTRO

LESSON O

NE: INTRO

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306

Lesson One Objectives:

Lesson One Objectives:

��Analy

ze loca

tion o

f Const

antinople

and d

iscu

ss h

ow

Analy

ze loca

tion o

f Const

antinople

and d

iscu

ss h

ow

geogra

phy a

ffect

ed d

efe

nse

, trade, and w

hy c

apital city

geogra

phy a

ffect

ed d

efe

nse

, trade, and w

hy c

apital city

ch

anged

changed

��Id

entify

and e

xplo

re e

xpansion o

f Byza

ntine E

mpire u

nder

Identify

and e

xplo

re e

xpansion o

f Byza

ntine E

mpire u

nder

Just

inia

n I

Just

inia

n I

��Analy

ze c

ontrib

utions

of Theodora

to J

ust

inia

nAnaly

ze c

ontrib

utions

of Theodora

to J

ust

inia

n’’ s R

ule

s Rule

��Com

pare

and c

ontrast

Just

inia

n C

ode w

ith law

s of cu

rrent

Com

pare

and c

ontrast

Just

inia

n C

ode w

ith law

s of cu

rrent

societies

societies

��Unders

tand the im

portance

of prim

ary

docu

ment analy

sis

for

Unders

tand the im

portance

of prim

ary

docu

ment analy

sis

for

multip

le p

ers

pect

ive o

utlook

multip

le p

ers

pect

ive o

utlook

��Com

pare

and c

ontrast

em

pires

of Rom

ans

and B

yza

ntines

Com

pare

and c

ontrast

em

pires

of Rom

ans

and B

yza

ntines

Key Vocabulary:

Key Vocabulary:

��Ju

stin

ian I, Const

antinople

, Bosp

oru

s Strait, Ju

stin

ian C

ode

Just

inia

n I, Const

antinople

, Bosp

oru

s Strait, Ju

stin

ian C

ode

CONSTANTINOPLE

CONSTANTINOPLE

��Exam

ine the m

ap

Exam

ine the m

ap (

also m

ap o

n p

. 302 o

f te

xtb

ook)

(also m

ap o

n p

. 302 o

f te

xtb

ook)

��Analy

ze the loca

tion a

nd s

urroundin

gs

Analy

ze the loca

tion a

nd s

urroundin

gs

��W

hy b

uild

a c

ity h

ere

?W

hy b

uild

a c

ity h

ere

?

��City is

stra

tegically

loca

ted o

n the

City is

stra

tegically

loca

ted o

n the……

BOSPORUS S

TRAIT

BOSPORUS S

TRAIT

��Definitio

n:

Definitio

n:

Strait s

epara

ting the E

uro

pean a

nd A

sian p

ortio

ns

of Turk

ey,

Strait s

epara

ting the E

uro

pean a

nd A

sian p

ortio

ns

of Turk

ey,

connect

ing the S

ea o

f M

arm

ara

with the B

lack

Sea

connect

ing the S

ea o

f M

arm

ara

with the B

lack

Sea

LOCATION A

DVANTAGES

LOCATION A

DVANTAGES

��Pro

tect

ion

Pro

tect

ion

��Safe

harb

ors

for sh

ips

Safe

harb

ors

for sh

ips

��Natu

ral defe

nse

again

st a

ttack

sNatu

ral defe

nse

again

st a

ttack

s

��Tra

de

Tra

de

��Easy

acc

ess

to w

ate

rEasy

acc

ess

to w

ate

r

THE B

EGINNING

THE B

EGINNING

��After th

e d

ivisio

n o

f th

e R

om

an E

mpire in 3

95

After th

e d

ivisio

n o

f th

e R

om

an E

mpire in 3

95

A.D

. th

e e

mpire w

as

div

ided into

2 p

arts:

A.D

. th

e e

mpire w

as

div

ided into

2 p

arts:

��W

est

ern

Em

pire &

East

ern

Em

pire

West

ern

Em

pire &

East

ern

Em

pire

��East

ern

Em

pire k

now

n a

s Byza

ntine E

mpire

East

ern

Em

pire k

now

n a

s Byza

ntine E

mpire

��In

330 A

.D. ca

pital m

oved to G

reek C

ity o

f In

330 A

.D. ca

pital m

oved to G

reek C

ity o

f Byza

ntium

Byza

ntium

��Nam

ed c

hanged to C

onst

antinople

after Em

pero

r Nam

ed c

hanged to C

onst

antinople

after Em

pero

r Const

antine

Const

antine

��New

capital city

would

carr

y o

n the R

om

an g

lory

New

capital city

would

carr

y o

n the R

om

an g

lory

fo

r 1000 y

ears

for 1000 y

ears

��Byza

ntine e

xperience

d a

Gold

en A

ge fro

m 5

00

Byza

ntine e

xperience

d a

Gold

en A

ge fro

m 5

00--

1200

1200

CONSTANTINOPLE

CONSTANTINOPLE

��The

The ““

New

New

””Rom

eRom

e

��City h

eavily

fortifie

d

City h

eavily

fortifie

d

��By w

ate

rBy w

ate

r

��14 m

ile s

tone w

all

alo

ng c

oast

line

14 m

ile s

tone w

all

alo

ng c

oast

line

��M

ulti

Multi --eth

nic c

ity

eth

nic c

ity

��Gre

eks,

Pers

ians,

Ita

lians,

Turk

s, S

lavs,

Gre

eks,

Pers

ians,

Ita

lians,

Turk

s, S

lavs,

Arm

enia

ns

and J

ew

s ca

lled c

ity h

om

eArm

enia

ns

and J

ew

s ca

lled c

ity h

om

e

��Gre

ek s

poke, but officia

l la

nguage L

atin

Gre

ek s

poke, but officia

l la

nguage L

atin

JUSTINIAN I

JUSTINIAN I

��Rule

d 5

27

Rule

d 5

27-- 5

65

565

��527

527-- B

yza

ntine n

oble

man, su

cceeded U

ncle to

Byza

ntine n

oble

man, su

cceeded U

ncle to

thro

ne o

f East

ern

Em

pire

thro

ne o

f East

ern

Em

pire

��Am

bitio

us;

regain

Rom

eAm

bitio

us;

regain

Rom

e’’ s fadin

g g

lory

by

s fa

din

g g

lory

by

milita

ry c

am

paig

ns

milita

ry c

am

paig

ns

��Appoin

ted B

elis

arius

as

head o

f arm

yAppoin

ted B

elis

arius

as

head o

f arm

y

��Cam

paig

ns

in N

orth A

frica, Italy

, Spain

Cam

paig

ns

in N

orth A

frica, Italy

, Spain

��W

ante

d to reunite E

ast

ern

& W

est

ern

parts

of em

pire

Wante

d to reunite E

ast

ern

& W

est

ern

parts

of em

pire

��Leader of arm

y, navy, cr

eate

d law

s, h

ead o

f Leader of arm

y, navy, cr

eate

d law

s, h

ead o

f govern

ment, c

hurc

h a

nd s

upre

me judge

govern

ment, c

hurc

h a

nd s

upre

me judge

��The N

ew

Caesa

r; g

reate

st B

yza

ntine E

mpero

rThe N

ew

Caesa

r; g

reate

st B

yza

ntine E

mpero

r

LAW

SLAW

S

��Ju

stin

ian s

et up p

anel of le

gal experts

to

Just

inia

n s

et up p

anel of le

gal experts

to

regula

te B

yza

ntium

law

sre

gula

te B

yza

ntium

law

s

��Com

ple

x s

ociety

; need s

implif

y c

urrent

Com

ple

x s

ociety

; need s

implif

y c

urrent

legal sy

stem

legal sy

stem

��Panel re

ad 4

00 y

ears

of Rom

an L

aw

and

Panel re

ad 4

00 y

ears

of Rom

an L

aw

and

create

d the

create

d the……

....

��JU

STIN

IAN C

ODE

JUSTIN

IAN C

ODE

JUSTINIAN C

ODE

JUSTINIAN C

ODE

��Outd

ate

d a

nd c

ontradicto

ry law

s re

moved

Outd

ate

d a

nd c

ontradicto

ry law

s re

moved

��Pro

cess

took 6

years

Pro

cess

took 6

years

��Consist

s of 4 b

ooks

Consist

s of 4 b

ooks

��Code, Dig

est

, In

stitute

s,

Code, Dig

est

, In

stitute

s, N

ovella

eNovella

e(n

ew

law

s)(n

ew

law

s)

��Code s

erv

ed e

mpire for 900 y

ears

Code s

erv

ed e

mpire for 900 y

ears

��One o

f Ju

stin

ian

One o

f Ju

stin

ian’’ s g

reate

st a

ccom

plis

hm

ents

s gre

ate

st a

ccom

plis

hm

ents

��Form

ed b

asis

of civil

law

for Euro

pe

Form

ed b

asis

of civil

law

for Euro

pe’’ s legal

s le

gal

syst

em

syst

em

��Tra

ces

found in law

s of Germ

any,

Tra

ces

found in law

s of Germ

any, Itla

yItla

y, South

, South

Africa, USA

Africa, USA

��In

spired the w

ord

JUSTIC

EIn

spired the w

ord

JUSTIC

E

��W

hy d

o y

ou thin

k J

ust

inia

n d

ecided to

Why d

o y

ou thin

k J

ust

inia

n d

ecided to

refo

rm R

om

an law

when h

e d

id?

refo

rm R

om

an law

when h

e d

id?

��W

hy d

o y

ou thin

k the J

ust

inia

n C

ode

Why d

o y

ou thin

k the J

ust

inia

n C

ode

last

ed s

o long?

last

ed s

o long?

JUSTINIAN C

ODE

JUSTINIAN C

ODE

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS

EM

PRESS T

HEODORA

EM

PRESS T

HEODORA

��Ju

stin

ian

Just

inia

n’’ s w

ife

s w

ife

��Extrem

ely

influential and p

ow

erful

Extrem

ely

influential and p

ow

erful

��M

et w

ith fore

ign e

nvoys

Met w

ith fore

ign e

nvoys

��W

rote

fore

ign leaders

Wro

te fore

ign leaders

��Help

ed influence

law

sHelp

ed influence

law

s

��Aid

ed h

usb

and in q

uench

ing

Aid

ed h

usb

and in q

uench

ing

a rebellion

a rebellion

��532

532-- N

ika R

ebellion, pg. 303

Nik

a R

ebellion, pg. 303

of te

xtb

ook

of te

xtb

ook

PUBLIC W

ORKS

PUBLIC W

ORKS

��Launch

ed p

ublic

build

ing p

rogra

mLaunch

ed p

ublic

build

ing p

rogra

m

��Rebuilt

fortifications

of Const

antinople

Rebuilt

fortifications

of Const

antinople

��W

alls

, bridges,

roads,

monast

eries,

churc

hes,

W

alls

, bridges,

roads,

monast

eries,

churc

hes,

law

courts,

hosp

itals, sc

hools

law

courts,

hosp

itals, sc

hools

��M

ost

fam

ous

const

ruct

ion:

Most

fam

ous

const

ruct

ion:

��Hagia

Hagia

Sophia

(Sophia

(““ H

oly

Wisdom

Holy

Wisdom

””in

Gre

ek)

in G

reek)

INDEPENDENT R

EADING

INDEPENDENT R

EADING

��W

hat Li

fe W

as

Like

When R

om

e R

ule

d the W

orld: The

What Li

fe W

as

Like

When R

om

e R

ule

d the W

orld: The

Rom

an E

mpire, 100 B

.C.

Rom

an E

mpire, 100 B

.C. --A.D

. 200

A.D

. 200

Tim

e L

ife E

ditors

Tim

e L

ife E

ditors

Tim

e L

ife, 1997 (192 p

ages)

Tim

e L

ife, 1997 (192 p

ages)

��Byz

antium

: The D

eclin

e a

nd F

all

Byz

antium

: The D

eclin

e a

nd F

all

John J

uliu

s Norw

ich

John J

uliu

s Norw

ich

Knopf, 1

996

Knopf, 1

996

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