DID THE ROMAN EMPIRE REALLY FALL?

More reasons than this one, but:Odoacar’s invasion and ousting of the Emperor in 476

FALL OF ROME

First emperor to…?

New imperial residence at Constantinople (seat of Eastern Roman Empire)Later Byzantine Empire

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT

Brought together the Council of NiceaWrote the Nicene Creed Arianism: divinity of

Jesus?

CONSTANTINE CONT’D

We be l ieve in one God, the Father , the A lmighty, maker of heaven and earth, o f a l l that i s , seen and unseen.  

We be l ieve in one Lord , Jesus Chr is t , the only Son of God, eternal ly begotten of the Father , God f rom God, L ight f rom L ight , t rue God f rom true God, begotten, not made, of one Be ing wi th the Father. Through h im al l th ings were made. For us and for our sa lvat ion he came down f rom heaven: by the power of the Holy Sp i r i t he became incarnate f rom the Vi rg in Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was cruc ifi ed under Pont ius Pi late ; he suff ered death and was bur ied . On the th i rd day he rose again in accordance wi th the Scr ip tures ; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the r ight hand of the Father. He wi l l come again in g lory to judge the l iv ing and the dead, and h is k ingdom wi l l have no end.  

We be l ieve in the Holy Sp i r i t , the Lord , the g iver of l i fe , who proceeds f rom the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worsh iped and g lor ifi ed . He has spoken through the Prophets . We be l ieve in one holy cathol ic and aposto l ic Church. We acknowledge one bapt ism for the forg iveness of s ins . We look for the resurrect ion of the dead, and the l i fe of the wor ld to come. Amen.  

-Adopted in the city of Nicea by the fi rst council in 325-Adopted in the face of the Arian controversy (started by Arius, a Libyan protestor)- declared that although the Son was divine, he was less divine than the father

-Written to re-affirm the divinity of Jesus

NICENE CREED

Born a peasantWent to Constantinople to “seek his fortune”

Emperor when Byzantine empire reached its peak Married Theodora

JUSTINIAN (RULED 527-565)

Former burlesque dancer Justinian’s co-empress

Shrewd Politician- advisor and co-ruler to Justinian

Highly intelligentWiley and sassy

THEODORA

Blues vs. Greens Thousands stormed

the Hippodrome against taxes Both Republicans and

Democrats storming the Super Bowl complaining about the same thing Riot- 1/3 of the city lay in

ashes Theodora suggests that

he bring them to the Hippodrome to compromise, but Justinian orders a massacre

HIPPODROME

Immediately began refurbishing the city Establish his control Left an incredible

architectural legacy Make Constantinople

grander than ever Rebuild the Hagia Sophia

6 weeks after riots Completed in 537- largest

cathedral until Seville Cathedral (1520)- 1,000 years Less than 6 years to

build Great achievement for

Justinian and Theodora

REBUILDING

Reforming the lawCommission to collect, revise and organize all the laws of ancient Rome Had an impact on

lawmakers in Western Europe

JUSTINIAN’S CODE

Used law to unify empireAutocrat- sole ruler with complete authority Church and State

ABSOLUTE POWER

Seljuk Turks- call for help sparked First Crusade 4th Crusade: W. Christians took Constantinople

Then threat from Ottoman Turks and eventual collapse

COLLAPSE

Blended Christian religious beliefs with Greek science, philosophy, arts, and literature Icons Mosaics Architecture Historians (male and

female)

LEGACY

Turn to page 285 in the yellow textbook Fill out the “Byzantine Christianity 2-Column Notes” on

page 4 in your packet using the section on Byzantine Christianity

BYZANTINE CHRISTIANITY- TWO-COLUMN NOTES

On pages 5 & 6 in your packet Use page 296 in the yellow textbook

Western Slavs- Poland Enjoys Greatness Central Slavs- The Magyars Rule Hungary Eastern Slavs- The Serbs Establish a Balkan Kingdom Make sure you have:

Labels on each country A key

Color each region (Western, Central, Eastern Slavs) Symbols for the government types/religions of each region

May use a symbol in more than one region

BYZANTINE EMPIRE MAP ACTIVITY