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The Byzantine Empire and Russia

Global 9. The Byzantine Empire and Russia. The Eastern half of the Roman Empire Emperor Constantine built Constantinople on site of Greek city of Byzantium. Origins. Constantinople was the center of the Byzantine Empire On a peninsula

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The Byzantine Empire and Russia

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  1. Global 9 The Byzantine Empire and Russia

  2. The Eastern half of the Roman Empire Emperor Constantine built Constantinople on site of Greek city of Byzantium Origins

  3. Constantinople was the center of the Byzantine Empire On a peninsula Overlooking the Bosporus (strait connecting Black Sea to the Mediterranean) Good harbor Geography

  4. Constantinople controlled key trade routes because of its central location. This area blended Greek, Roman, and Christian influences and spread them to other regions of the world. Location

  5. Justinian- Emperor 527-565 determined to revive ancient Rome by recovering lost provinces Recovered North Africa, Italy, Southern Spain The Age of Justinian

  6. Emperor Justinian set up a commission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of Ancient Rome Created the Corpus JurisCivilis “Body of Civil Law” (Justininan’s Code) By 1100 these laws had reached Western Europe Catholic church and Medieval monarchs modeled their laws on these principles Justinian Code

  7. Justinian wanted to restore Roman glory in architecture as well. Greatest accomplishment- the Church of Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia

  8. Justinian rule with absolute power (Autocrat) Power over church- Christ’s co-ruler Unlike feudal monarchs he combined political power and spiritual authority Absolute Power

  9. Attacks by Persians, Slavs, Vikings, Mongols, and Turks unsuccessful Served as a buffer to Western Europe Strong central government, and prosperous economy Peasants were backbone of empire- worked the land, paid taxed, served in military After Justinian

  10. Byzantine Church Events leading to Schism (permanent split) between Byzantine (Greek Orthodox) and Roman Catholic Churches

  11. By the time of the schism the Byzantine empire was in decline Local lords gained power Normans conquered southern Italy Seljuk Turks advanced across Asia Minor Crisis and Collapse

  12. 1090’s Byzantine emperor called for help to fight the Turks The result- The First Crusade Problems between Byzantine Empire and Venice arose Venetian merchants persuaded knights to attack Constantinople in 1204 The Crusades

  13. 1453 Ottoman forces surrounded Constantinople lead by Mohammad II Capital became known as Istanbul- a center of Muslim culture Constantinople falls

  14. For almost 1000 years the Byzantine empire continued Hellenistic culture Blended Christian religious beliefs with Greek science, philosophy, arts, and literature Extended Roman achievement in engineering and law Byzantine Heritage

  15. Great contributions especially in religious art and architecture Famous mosaics Byzantine Arts

  16. Scholars preserved classic works of ancient Greece Famous historians- Anna Comnena first famous female historian wrote- the Alexiad analyzing reign of her father Emperor Alexius I Work of Greek scholars contributed to growth of knowledge known as the Renaissance World of Learning

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