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5.1 Byzantine Empire.notebook 1 November 05, 2014 Nov 156:33 PM The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern half of the Roman empire It is called the Byzantine Empire after it's capital Byzantium Byzantium became the Roman capital in 326, when Emperor Constantine declared it as the new capital and renamed the city after himself; Constantinople Why move the capital? Rome was under constant attack by invading Germanic Tribes Byzantium (Constantinople) was an important trading city because of its location Constantinople was at the crossroads of Europe & Asia and the Black Sea & Mediterranean Sea Bosporus Straight = narrow waterway that connected the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea Nov 156:41 PM Building the New Rome Gradually the Byzantine Empire developed a seperate identity from the Roman Empire Ex: Spoke Greek instead of Latin, Practiced Eastern Orthodox Christianity instead of Roman Catholicism Emperor Justinian Became the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire in 527 AD Viewed himself as a Roman Emperor and ruled with absolute power like the previous Roman Emperors did To regulate the Eastern half of the Roman Empire (Byzantine) Justinian revised the Roman code of laws and created his own Justinian's Code He created a panel to review and revise all of the Roman Laws He created a new law code, based on the old Roman laws The code contained 5,000 revised Roman Laws that dealth with; marriage, property, slavery, rights of women, and criminal law Jan 1011:45 AM Empress Theodora - "Co-emperor" with her husband, Justinian - Often met with foreign rulers, passed laws, and had churches built - Known for being her husband's closest advisor Nov 156:58 PM Glorifying Constantinople Emperor Justinian also focused a lot of attention and time to creating a city that would be worthy of becoming the "New Rome" Fortifications of Constantinople: Two walls were built to protect the Capital from invasions Another wall was built along the coast Churches of Constantinople Constantine also focused on building churches throughout the city The greatest church built by Emperor Justinian was the Hagia Sophia The Hagia Sophia utilized Roman and Arabic architecture Dome = Roman influence Spires = Arabic influence Nov 157:11 PM Nov 157:12 PM Byzantium Preserves Learning ** One of Byzantine Empire's lasting impacts it has had was that the cultures of Greece and Rome were preserved by the Empire ** The "classics" produced by Greece and Rome were used as textbooks in classrooms Greek and Latin were taught to Byzantine youth Math, Science, & History were all subjects studied by the Byzantines; their learning revolved around the advancements made by Greek and Roman thinkers
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November 05, 2014
Nov 156:33 PM
The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern half of the Roman empire It is called the Byzantine Empire after it's capital Byzantium Byzantium became the Roman capital in 326, when Emperor Constantine declared it as the new capital and renamed the city after himself; Constantinople
Why move the capital? Rome was under constant attack by invading Germanic Tribes Byzantium (Constantinople) was an important trading city because of its location Constantinople was at the crossroads of Europe & Asia and the Black Sea & Mediterranean Sea
Bosporus Straight = narrow waterway that connected the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Nov 156:41 PM
Building the New Rome Gradually the Byzantine Empire developed a seperate identity from the Roman Empire
Ex: Spoke Greek instead of Latin, Practiced Eastern Orthodox Christianity instead of Roman Catholicism
Emperor Justinian Became the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire in 527 AD Viewed himself as a Roman Emperor and ruled with absolute power like the previous Roman Emperors did To regulate the Eastern half of the Roman Empire (Byzantine) Justinian revised the Roman code of laws and created his own
Justinian's Code He created a panel to review and revise all of the Roman Laws He created a new law code, based on the old Roman laws The code contained 5,000 revised Roman Laws that dealth with; marriage, property, slavery, rights of women, and criminal law
Jan 1011:45 AM
Empress Theodora
- "Co-emperor" with her husband, Justinian
- Often met with foreign rulers, passed laws, and had churches built
- Known for being her husband's closest advisor
Nov 156:58 PM
Glorifying ConstantinopleEmperor Justinian also focused a lot of attention and time to creatinga city that would be worthy of becoming the "New Rome"
Fortifications of Constantinople: Two walls were built to protect the Capital from invasions Another wall was built along the coast
Churches of Constantinople Constantine also focused on building churches throughout the city The greatest church built by Emperor Justinian was the Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia utilized Roman and Arabic architecture
Dome = Roman influenceSpires = Arabic influence
Nov 157:11 PM Nov 157:12 PM
Byzantium Preserves Learning** One of Byzantine Empire's lasting impacts it has had was that the cultures of Greece and Rome were preserved by the Empire **
The "classics" produced by Greece and Rome were used as textbooks in classrooms Greek and Latin were taught to Byzantine youth Math, Science, & History were all subjects studied by the Byzantines; their learning revolved around the advancements made by Greek and Roman thinkers
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The Christian Church divides
The Great Schism (1054) resulted in Christianity being divided into two seperate branches of Christianity: Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox
Schism = split or division
Reasons for the Schism (split):1) While the western Roman empire was falling apart; the Pope became the most important political and religious figure2) In the East (Byzantium) the empire was stable and had a powerful emperor; the emperor was the most important political AND religious figure3) The two sides began to debate over Religious Icons
Icons = symbols that represent religious ideas
Today, the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism are still divided
They have many similar beliefs, but still disagree on some ideas: Eastern Orthodox priests can marry, Catholic priests can not Pope = leader of the Catholic church, Eastern Orthodox does not
recognize the Pope as the leader of the church Divorce is not permitted in Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox allows
divorce in some circumstances
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January 7, 2014
DO NOW: Hand in your homework assignment
I can . . .
Read documents about Emperor Justinian's rule over the Byzantine Empire
Analyze the documents and answer questions that pertain to the document
Write a paragraph using the information from the documents in which I discuss whether Justinian was a positive emperor or negative emperor
