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Byzantine & Islamic Timeline

Byzantine & Islamic Timeline. 527 Justinian and Theodora begin rule 642 Islam begins expansion 632-655 First Conquests (Syria, Persian Empire, Egypt) 655-661 Islamic Civil War: Umayyads vs. Ali (Sunni vs. Shia) 661-750 Second Conquests (North Africa, Spain)

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Byzantine & Islamic Timeline

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  1. Byzantine & Islamic Timeline • 527 Justinian and Theodora begin rule • 642 Islam begins expansion • 632-655 First Conquests (Syria, Persian Empire, Egypt) • 655-661 Islamic Civil War: Umayyads vs. Ali (Sunni vs. Shia) • 661-750 Second Conquests (North Africa, Spain) • 732 Islamic expansion ends with battle of Tours

  2. BYZANTIUM

  3. Main concepts • Roman system of government - laws, institutions • Christian nation • Bureaucracy • Greek based empire protects Europe.

  4. Roman Resurgence • Until 527 the Roman Empire was declining culturally, militarily and geographically.

  5. Byzantine world 526 CE

  6. Roman Resurgence • Reign of Justinian and Theodora • reclamation of lost territories

  7. Reconquests of Justinian

  8. Roman Resurgence • Reign of Justinian and Theodora • Code Justinian • last Latin speaking Emperor • builds the Church of the Holy Vision (Hagia Sophia).

  9. Mosaic of Justinian and Bishop of Ravenna

  10. Theodora and her attendants

  11. Hagia Sophia - exterior

  12. Floor Plan

  13. Hagia Sophia

  14. Hagia Sophia

  15. Mosaics on second floor

  16. Decline after Justinian • Conquests and plagues leave empire weakened • weakened by wars • attacks from the steppe (Bulgars and Avars) • invasion from Arabia in 634 CE (loss of Syria, Palestine, Egypt and North Africa) • invasion from loss of Italian and Spanish territories • weakened by religious controversies.

  17. Religion • Iconography • Patriarch • Greek Orthodox Church • church as refuge • mystical, but not open to innovation. Our Lady of Vladimir - Icon

  18. Religion • Role of Christianity • Emperor deeply involved in religious issues • monks and monasteries • unify the empire: role of Emperor • can tear apart the empire - iconoclasm • missionaries.

  19. Sample ninth-twelfth century Icons St. John St. Thomas St. Philip

  20. Religion • 9th century Byzantium returns to use of icons • Opened a serious breach between East and West • Led to renewed emphasis on Orthodox faith as key to political unity

  21. Bureaucracy • Greek fire and importance of trade Use of Greek fire against Umayyid navy

  22. Bureaucracy • Sources of stability • Internal political history, the story of violence and palace revolts • Efficient bureaucratic practices • Education and religion • Economic activity • The army and navy • Sound economic base • Role of Constantinople as trade emporium • Agriculture

  23. Bureaucracy • government manages economy - wages, prices, jobs • monopoly on silk from the Chinese empire • makes Bzyantine state rich

  24. Silk Trade

  25. Artwork New Testament Illustration Gold marriage ring

  26. Artwork Diptych Justinian-style Cross

  27. Bureaucracy • Byzantine culture • Preserved ancient Greek heritage • Greek thought • Revered Plato and Thucydides • Aristotle regarded with less interest • Neglected Greek scientific and mathematical tradition • Preservation rather than innovation the hallmark of Byzantine classicism • Education extended to both men and women • Art and architecture • Church of Santa Sophia (Holy Wisdom)

  28. Protects Europe • Byzantium and the Western Christian world • Growing religious tensions • Sack of Constantinople by crusading armies (1204) • Legacy to the West • Bulwark against Islam • Preserved an independent and Christian West • Preservation of classical literature • Art and architecture

  29. ISLAM

  30. Muhammad (571-632) • Born into lesser branch of one of Mecca’s leading clans • has a mystical experience - becomes a prophet • 622 flees from Mecca to Medina - known as Hijra - year 1 in Islamic calendar • Begins conquests • 630 Mecca submits • 632 rest of Arabia does as well.

  31. Arabia in Mohammed’s Lifetime

  32. The Growth of Islam • The Religious teachings of Islam • Islam means “submission” • Allah—the Creator God Almighty • Muhammad as the last and greatest prophet • Practical steps for salvation and the Qur’an • Islam, Christianity, and Judaism • Jesus was a prophet but was not the son of God • Old and New Testaments as divinely inspired • Islam as a way of life—no sacraments or clergy

  33. Koran (Qur’an) • God’s communication directly with Mohammed - last of a long line of prophets • ultimate authority on spiritual and worldly matters • respects, but supersedes Old and New Testaments

  34. Five Pillars of Faith • God would assure all of eternal salvation if they led upright, sober lives and followed the five precepts of Islam • “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.” • pray 5 times a day • fast during month of Ramadan • give generous alms • pilgrimage to Mecca • sixth - but not a mandated - struggle to expand and protect the community - this is where the concept of jihad manifests.

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  36. First Conquests • Muhammad prohibited warfare against other Muslims • unified region attacks the weakened Sassanid (Persian) and Byzantine Empires • success leads to territorial acquisitions • Syria and Egypt dislike Byzantine religion - do not put up much fight • 636 defeat of Byzantine army • 637 defeat of Sassanid army • expansion (see map).

  37. Expansion of Islam

  38. Civil War (655-661) • Conflict over who would lead the unified religious/political territory (caliphate) • Ali, cousin and son in law of Muhammad (Shi’ites) • Umayyad (powerful family in Mecca) (Sunnis) • Umayyads win and move capital to Damascus.

  39. Abbasids (750-1258) • Period of massive conversion to Islam among conquered people (not permitted in earliest years) • shift of capital to Baghdad - shift focus east • expansion into India and East Indies • changing role of women • “Golden Age” of Islam.

  40. Scientific Practices • Building upon classical learning of the Greco-Roman world • synthesis of learning from Greece, Rome, Persia and India - founding of the House of Wisdom • only because of Islam were the works of the Greeks preserved • period of massive cultural achievement • architecture, art, poetry, medicine, astronomy.

  41. Conversion • Normally Muslim leaders did not persecute Christians and Jews (some exceptions) they ruled • taxation • rising cultural strength attracts conversion. Percentage of Final Muslim Population Year

  42. Islamic Culture • Muslim society and culture, 900–1250 • Cosmopolitan and dynamic society • At Baghdad and Cordoba, careers were open to those with talent • Treatment of women • The Qur’an allowed a man four wives • The harem

  43. Art • Fusion of many cultures stimulates many creations • Limitation on creative directions • incorporation and transformation of existing art types.

  44. Abbasid Decline • Disintegration of empire begins • Spain (Umayyad), Egypt, Syria and eastern Persia break free • 1055 conquered by Seljuk Turks • period of fighting between other Muslim kingdoms • decline coincides with the Crusades.

  45. Islam at the year 1000

  46. Impact of the Islamic World • The impact of early Islamic civilization on Europe • Economics and technology • Greek philosophical and scientific knowledge • Preservation and interpretation of the works of Aristotle

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