Part 1: The Byzantine

Fall of the Roman Empire was only half a fall Eastern Rome fought off invaders and called themselves the Byzantine Empire Made up of Egypt Greece Asia Minor Syria Italy

Emperor Justinian ruled from 527 – 565 A.D. led to the survival and recreation of the Roman Empire and named it the Byzantine The only emperor known to have his close advisor be a woman and wife: Theodora He also developed the Justinian Code (Revised 12 Tables of the Roman Empire)

Justinian Code He also developed the Justinian Code (Revised 12 Tables of the Roman Empire) 4 Parts Part 1: The Code: The Basic useful Roman laws Part 2: The Digest: Roman Legal Court Cases Part 3: The Institutes: Textbook for Law Students Part 4: Novelllae: Old laws 4 Parts Part 1: The Code: The Basic useful Roman laws Part 2: The Digest: Roman Legal Court Cases Part 3: The Institutes: Textbook for Law Students Part 4: Novelllae: Old laws He gave more rights to women; especially those who have became divorced ….alimony and half of the marriage

Dowry Definition: Money or goods a wife brought to husband at marriage. Sentence: When Cindy married Billy, Cindy’s family gave Billy’s family a cow.

Some people who belonged to German tribes disliked Justinian and there was a rebellion called the Nika Revolt in 532 A.D. and received help from a general called Belisarius These tribes didn’t want to follow an emperor they wanted to be their own villages…they were seen as barbarians Justinian won and made the empire bigger

Strengths Byzantine princes married princesses from other countries Importance Empire became even bigger and created allies To protect the empire they created a capital called Constantinople (Today = Istanbul) and created navies that had weapons called the “Greek Fire”. Greek Fire – a spay that burst into liquid flames To protect the empire they created a capital called Constantinople (Today = Istanbul) and created navies that had weapons called the “Greek Fire”. Greek Fire – a spay that burst into liquid flames

Icon Definition: Holy pictures of the Catholic Religion Sentence Iconoclasts Definition: People in Byzantine Russia who that worshipping in icons were wrong. Justinian made Christianity (A form of the Roman catholic religion) the official religion and called it Eastern Orthodox

Excommunication Definition: A person who can not be a member of the church or thrown out of a community. He created the greatest church in the world the Hagia Sophia a.k.a. “holy wisdom”

Mosaic Definition: A picture or design made up of small pieces of glass, enamel, or stone. Sentence: The Mosaic on the wall was made up of small stones.

Muslim empire invaded: Seljuk Turks (Asian Nomads) and the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in 1453 A.D. Holy Wars called the Crusades (Muslims vs. Catholics)

To Be Continued