OCTOBER 3, 2016 You need ALL colors of highlighters, a pencil, and paper/notebook for notes BYZANTINE EMPIRE HW: Quest (Quiz/Test) on Friday! No vocab for this unit
The Byzantine Empire 324-1453 C.E. http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-city-of-walls-constantinople-lars- brownworth
Divided Rome Roman Empire divided in 284 A.D. Byzantine Empire Eastern portion Capital: Byzantium later Constantinople Wealthy Greek language Western Roman Empire Western portion Capital: Rome Frequent foreign invasions Latin language
Byzantium Located on the Bosporus Strait between Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea Crossroads of Asia and Europe culturally and economically
Justinian the Great: 527-565 Nika Rebellion (532) Theodora (wife) Belisarius Hippodrome 30,000 killed
Justinian’s Accomplishments Military Achievements: Belisarius restored rule in the western provinces
Justinian’s Accomplishments Legal Contributions Re-codified Roman Law Corpus juris civilis (Body of Civil Law) Mosaics
Justinian’s Accomplishments Hagia Sophia Mosaics, pillars, domes “Its great dome seemed to float in the air, as if suspended by a chain from heaven” Procopius
Hagia Sophia video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRPp3jzv1Tw
Setbacks to the Byzantines Plague of Justinian 541-543
Decline of Byzantine Empire Islamic tribes gaining strength and territory Abassids, Seljuks, Ottoman Turks Ottoman Turks seize control of Constantinople in 1453 Rename Istanbul City begins period of Islamic culture
Contributions to Western Civilization Byzantine Empire acted as a barrier between western Europe and hostile Persian, Arab, and Turkish armies. Byzantine Empire was center of learning, culture, trade, and religion Preserved Greek and Roman texts and ideas Later helps to spur the Renaissance Blending of Asian, European, and Middle Eastern cultures, goods, ideas, law, and religions Served as a model for Western society
Early Problems in the Christian Church Iconoclasts (Leo III, 717-741 A.D.) worship of images, or icons, was a fundamentally pagan belief Byzantine Emperor outlaw icons Smash art (decision later reversed)
The Great Schism of the Christian Church The Great Schism – 1054 A.D. Patriarch of Constantinople vs. Pope as leader of Western Church Disagreement over doctrine and authority Patriarch and Pope excommunicate each other Catholic Church- West Orthodox Church- East
Byzantine vs. Medieval Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpGsouOnxOU
Go back through your notes and highlight according to GSPRITE G: Geography S: Social P: Political R: Religion I: Intellectual T: Technology E: Economic
Hagia Sophia: Instanbul's Ancient Mystery The Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia: Instanbul's Ancient Mystery http://www.pbs.org/video/2365432635/