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The Big Idea The Roman Empire split into two parts, and the Eastern Roman Empire prospered for hundreds of years after the western empire fell. Main Ideas Eastern emperors ruled from Constantinople and tried but failed to reunite the whole Roman Empire.
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The Big Idea The Roman Empire split into two parts, and the Eastern Roman Empire prospered for hundreds of years after the western empire fell. Main Ideas Eastern emperors ruled from Constantinople and tried but failed to reunite the whole Roman Empire. The people of the eastern empire created a new society that was very different from society in the west. Byzantine Christianity was different from religion in the west. The Byzantine Empire 7.1.3
Justinian wanted to reunite the old Roman Empire. He conquered Italy and much land around the Mediterranean. He examined Rome’s laws and organized them into a legal system called the Justinianic Code. Removed out-of-date and unchristian laws Simplified Roman law to give fair treatment to all He made two enemies who would have run him out of Constantinople had his wife, Theodora, not convinced him to stay. Theodora was smart and powerful, and advised Justinian on how to end the riots. Main Idea 1: Eastern emperors ruled from Constantinople and tried but failed to reunite the whole Roman Empire.
The Empire after Justinian • After his death, the eastern Roman Empire began to decline. • Later emperors lost all the land Justinian had gained. • In 1453, a group called the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople and ended the eastern Roman Empire. • The 1,000-year history of the eastern Roman Empire came to an end.
Main Idea 2: The people of the eastern empire created a new society that was very different from society in the west • How the eastern empire differed from the western empire • The society was called the Byzantine Empire. • People studied Greek, not Latin. • They traded with and were influenced by other cultures. • Emperors had more power and were thought to be chosen by God. They had both political and religious power.
Christianity was very important to both the East and the West. Churches and mosaics, or pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass, reflected their devotion to God. People in the East and West began to interpret elements of Christianity differently. Eastern priests could get married, but Western priests could not. Religious services were performed in Greek in the East and in Latin in the West. The East broke away from the West and formed the Eastern Orthodox Church. Main Idea 3:Byzantine Christianity was different from religion in the west.
