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The Byzantine Empire

Complete the Reading on packet p Complete the Reading on packet p. 24 and answer the questions at the bottom of the page!

Achievements The Byzantine Empire reached its peak under the emperor Justinian, who reigned from 527 to 565 BCE. Like other Byzantine rulers, Justinian was an Absolute Ruler, a single ruler with complete authority. Justinian hoped to recover the Western (Roman) provinces that invading tribes had seized. During his reign, Byzantine armies did reconquer parts of North Africa, Spain , and Italy. These conquests were expensive, however, and they were temporary. The achievements of the Byzantine Empire were in other areas.

Achievements of the Byzantine Empire Orthodox Christian Church “Schism” or split between Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox Church Art Icons—holy images Mosaics Preserved Grecco- Roman Culture!!!!!!!!!!! Code of Laws JUSTINIAN CODE – Basis of laws today! Engineering & Architecture Constantinople- dazzling city Church: Hagia Sophia Arching Dome

Hagia Sophia

Byzantine Artwork

What led to the decline of the Byzantine Empire? Decline & Fall of the Byzantine Empire: The fall of Constantinople was a turning point in global history. It marked change in power in the region from the Christian Byzantine Empire to the great Muslim trading empire of the Ottomans. What led to the decline of the Byzantine Empire? Empire lost much land to invading armies; internal court struggles & constant warfare

Russia and Eastern Europe The first Russian state was established in the 800s. This early Russian state was centered in the city of Kiev, present-day Ukraine. Kiev’s location on the Dneiper River made the city easily accessible to Byzantine traders. States such as Poland, Hungary, and Serbia also traded with the Byzantine Empire. This trading helped bring Eastern Europe into the Byzantine Empire.

LANGUAGE… Byzantines gave Russian written language – Cyrillic alphabet RELIGION… Byzantine missionaries carried Orthodox Christianity to Russia (remains a powerful force in Russia today) GOVERNMENT… Autocratic Rule (single leader)… “Czar” (Russian word for Caesar) ART & ARCHITECTURE… Russians adopted religious ART, MUSIC, & ARCHITECTURE (Domes)