Do NowAnswer the following questions in

your notebook:◦What city did Constantinople

replace?

◦How did the location of Constantinople help make the Byzantine Empire successful?

Justinian Ruled from 527 to 565.Reconquered lands that were lost

in the West to preserve the Roman Empire.

Ruled as an autocrat:

Architecture During JustinianSought to make Constantinople

dazzling. Blended Roman, Persian, and

Middle Eastern styles. Church of Hagia Sophia

Justinian’s CodeCollected and revised all of

Roman laws, legal writings of judges, and a handbook for students.

The Catholic Church and medieval monarchs modeled their laws after this.

Differences Between ChurchesAppointed a patriarch-Priests were married. Spoke Greek. Easter- most important holiday.

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SchismIcons caused dispute between

the East and West. Pope excommunicated the

emperor. 1054- Split between Greek

Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church.

Schism

RussiaDneiper & Volga Rivers ran from

North to South.

Trade In RussiaVikings traded with Slavs and

Constantinople. Kiev was the center of trade.

Mix with Byzantine EmpireMissionaries sent to convert. 863- Cyril & Methodius created

Cyrillic alphabet to translate Bible.

Vladmir- Spread Christianity. Yaroslav- Codified the laws.

Collapse of the Byzantine Empire

Seljuk Turks moved Westward. Constantinople conquered for 50

years during the Crusades, taken back in the 1260s.

Ottoman Empire took over Constantinople in 1453, and made it the capital of its empire, Istanbul.