Unit 3: The Byzantine Empire

The new empire in the East

Geography Constantinople Location

The Bosporus strait Trade

Defense Walls Moat Peninsula

Geography and natural defenses

Latin West vs. the Byzantine East

The West Language

Latin Legal system Religion Education Economy Lifestyle

Art/Architecture

The East Language

Greek Legal system Religion Education Economy Lifestyle

Art/Architecture

Economy and Politics Byzantine Prosperity

Trade (silk) Art (mosaics) Weapons (Greek Fire)

The Relationship between church and state East (Bishop chosen by Emperor) West (Pope chooses HRE)

The Split between East and West

Christianity Language Ceremonies / Holy days Filioque statement Iconoclasm Married clergy “One God, one Emperor, one religion

The Schism of 1054 Eastern Orthodox Church

Justinian and Theodora (527-565)

Justinian's Code Theodora (wife) The Hagia Sophia Conquest of the West

The Stirrup

Justinian in the West

The Hagia Sophia

The Byzantine Empire Besieged

By 631 had lost back all of the land in the West Why?

The Emergence of Islam 717 Muslim Navy repelled by Greek Fire

Slavs in the Balkans in the 11th Century

Byzantine Empire by 1050