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Chapter 11 Section 1 Notes

Chapter 11 Section 1 Notes. CHAPTER. 11. 1500. 500. HOME. Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact, 500 – 1500. Time Line. Byzantine culture spreads to Russia. 850s. 1240. Kiev destroyed by Mongols. Justinian becomes ruler of Byzantine Empire. 527. 1054. 1480.

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Chapter 11 Section 1 Notes

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  1. Chapter 11 Section 1 Notes

  2. CHAPTER 11 1500 500 HOME Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact, 500–1500 Time Line Byzantine culture spreads to Russia. 850s 1240 Kiev destroyed by Mongols. Justinian becomes ruler of Byzantine Empire. 527 1054 1480 Christianity splits into Roman Catholic and Orthodox branches. Ivan III ends Mongol control of Russia.

  3. I. A New Rome in a New Setting

  4. A. Constantine planned Constantinople as the new capitol of the New Empire

  5. The Fall of Constantinople, 1453

  6. B. The west began to decline while the east began to prosper

  7. C. Justinian : A New Line of Caesars

  8. 1. Both empires divided in 395

  9. 2. 527 Justinian takes over

  10. 3. In 533 Justinian sends out his best general Belisarius to reconquer the Roman Empire

  11. a. Able to control from Spain, across North Africa to the Eastern Empire

  12. D. The Absolute Power of the Emperors

  13. 1. Ruled with absolute power

  14. 2. Ruled over the State and Church

  15. 3. Appointed and dismissed bishops at will

  16. 4. Emperors were under constant threat of assassination

  17. a. Of 88, 29 died violently, while 13 abdicated the throne (Left)

  18. II. Building the New Rome

  19. A. The people of the Byzantine Empire thought of themselves as part of the Roman tradition

  20. Byzantine Empire

  21. B. Began to drop Latin and spoke Greek

  22. C. Between 528 and 533 Justinian created his Code of Laws

  23. 1. The Code contained nearly 5,000 Roman Laws

  24. 2. The Digest summarized Rome’s greatest law thinkers

  25. 3. The Institutes told law students how to use the laws

  26. 4. The Novellae were new laws added after 534

  27. D. Creating the Imperial Capital

  28. 1. Justinian had an ambitious public building program

  29. 2. Constantinople had a 14 mile wall around it

  30. Constantinople Wall

  31. 3. Church building was a passion for him

  32. a. Hagia Sophia ( Holy Wisdom)

  33. E. Constantinople’s Hectic Pace

  34. 1. Main street was called the Mese

  35. a. Merchants lined the street

  36. b. Became an International city

  37. 2. Hippodrome citizens could enjoy free entertainment

  38. a. Greek for Horse and racecourse

  39. b. Held 60,000

  40. 3. Nika Rebellion Blues and Greens

  41. a. Belisarius kills 30,000

  42. b. Theodora , Justinians wife urged him to stand

  43. Theodora

  44. III. Byzantium Preserves Learning

  45. Byzantium

  46. A. Families valued education

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