1 / 7

Byzantine Empire and Beginnings of the Medieval Period

Byzantine Empire and Beginnings of the Medieval Period. Brief History. 4 th C. CE Roman Empire divided into halves (Diocletian) Moved capital to Constantinople (Constantine) W. Roman Empire fell to Barbarians, Eastern half survived for another 1000 years-until 1453 (fell to Ottoman Turks)

langer
Download Presentation

Byzantine Empire and Beginnings of the Medieval Period

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. Byzantine Empire and Beginnings of the Medieval Period

  2. Brief History • 4th C. CE Roman Empire divided into halves (Diocletian) • Moved capital to Constantinople (Constantine) • W. Roman Empire fell to Barbarians, Eastern half survived for another 1000 years-until 1453 (fell to Ottoman Turks) • Mostly Middle Eastern and Greek culture

  3. Justinian (527-565) • Byzantine Empire reached greatest extent • Tried to restore former Roman Empire • Set up secondary capital at Ravenna, Italy • Conquered N. Africa, S. Spain, Italy • Married to Theodora • “actress” and dancer • Pushed for women’s rights • Made Justinian put down the Nike Rebellion

  4. San Vitale

  5. More Justinian • Justinian’s Code • Codified the old Twelve Tables • Religious and Secular ruler • Made Greek official language • Constructed public works: • Hagia Sophia • Rebuilt Constantinople

  6. Byzantine Culture • Trade • Between Asia and Europe • Smuggled silk worms out of China • Thriving silk trade • Glassware, linen, jewelry, gold • Political, cultural, and intellectual center • Greek Fire: weapon used against ships

  7. Great Schism #1 • Rome and Constantinople fought over religious power • Pope (in Rome) claimed supremacy over everyone • Patriarch in Constantinople claimed authority over the east • Also split over: • Language: Latin/Greek • Icons: RC=no/ GO=yes • 1054 they split • Greek Orthodox • Controlled by Byzantine Emperor • Less significant in politics than RC • Eventually spreads to Russia

More Related