1 / 22

Byzantium Becomes the New Rome

Byzantium Becomes the New Rome. Bell Ringer. How can an ancient civilization such as Rome still influence the modern world?. Vocabulary. Write the following words and definitions found on Pg. 286. Byzantine Empire Absolute Ruler Justinian Justinian Code Eastern Orthodox Church. Western

alain
Download Presentation

Byzantium Becomes the New Rome

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Byzantium Becomes the New Rome

  2. Bell Ringer • How can an ancient civilization such as Rome still influence the modern world?

  3. Vocabulary • Write the following words and definitions found on Pg. 286. • Byzantine Empire • Absolute Ruler • Justinian • Justinian Code • Eastern Orthodox Church

  4. Western Rome SPLITS EASTERN ROME

  5. Western Rome EASTERN ROME Byzantine

  6. Capital = Constantinople Continued as the New ROME Kings saw themselves to still be considered ROMAN emperors EASTERN ROME

  7. EASTERN ROME BECOMES Byzantine Empire

  8. Constantinople • Survived because it was far away from the Germanic tribe invasions • It was the crossroads of trade so it was successful • Preserved Greco-Roman culture

  9. Justinian • Justinian was a serious emperor who worked from dawn to midnight • He helped rebuild and re-conquer Rome • Had ABSOLUTEPOWER = controlled both government and church

  10. Byzantine Under Justinian • He wanted a re-conquest of the Roman territories that were lost through Germanic invasions

  11. Justinian’s Accomplishments • Sent Best general Belisarius to take North Africa from the Vandals • 2 Years later Belisarius took Rome back from the Ostrogoths • Justinian won back nearly all the territory Rome used to rule.

  12. Justinian Code • Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to look through 400 years of Romanlaw. • Some laws were outdated • Justinian wanted to create a single, uniform code • This became known as the JustinianCode that was used for 900 years after his death

  13. Justinian Expands Trade • The main street that ran through Constantinople was called the MESE which means “Middle Way” • It ran from the imperial palace to the outer walls

  14. Justinian Expands Trade • There was a giant open-air market where shoppers could buy • Tin from England • Wine from France • Cork from Spain • Ivory and gold from Africa

  15. Byzantium Preserves Learning • Families valued education • Sent children to monastic or public schools • Hired private tutors • Greek and Latin grammar, philosophy and rhetoric • They preserved Greek and Roman great works

  16. Justinian’s Building Program • Launched the most ambitious public building program the Roman world had ever seen. • City protected by a deep moat, and three walls that were 25 feet thick • City coast was surrounded by a 14-mile stone wall

  17. The Hagia Sophia • Justinians’ most splendid building • Christian church later taken by the Muslims

  18. Pictures Cited • Slide 1 - http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/images/onlineproducts/byzantium.jpg • Slide 2 – http://www.canmag.com/images/front/tv/rome.jpg • Slide 3 – Clipart 2007 • Slide 5 - Clipart 2007 • Slide 6 - http://www.turkeyinphotos.com/Gallery/Hagia%20Sophia/hagia%20sophia13.jpg • Slide 7 - http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Medieval/Bio/Justinian.jpg • Slide 8 - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/byzantine/justinian.jpg • Slide 9 - http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/med565s.jpg • Slide 10 - http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3014/belisarius1rq.jpg • Slide 12 - http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/theology/institute/mediterranean/greece/images/ViaIgnatia.jpg • Slide 13 - http://www.town.brookline.ma.us/FarmersMarket/Images/FarmersMarket2006-10.jpg • Slide 14 - http://www.ph-ludwigsburg.de/html/2b-frnz-s-01/overmann/baf4/ibrahim/207_253_hagia_sophia.jpg • Slide 14 - http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~rma8/Bookworm.jpg • Slide 16 - http://www.geographia.com/egypt/sinai/justinian1.jpg • Slide 17 - http://sixintheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/Hagia%20Sophia.jpg • Slide 18 – http://image.dashofer.hu/upload/epitinfo/2_hagia_sofia_belulrol.jpg • Slide 19 – http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/1/1c/250px-Constantinople.png

More Related