Agenda Announcements Warm up Activity Power-point Byzantines & Russia Schism Byzantine GRAPES Activity

Objectives Students will be able to… 51. Summarize the accomplishments of Justinian and the Byzantine Empire. 52. Assess the schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. 53. Explain the relationship between the Byzantine Empire and Russia.

Objective #53 Byzantines and Russia

Vikings invade along rivers and waterways from Baltic Sea to the Black Sea Seize control over the local Slav population Eventually intermix with local and form new tribal groups including the “RUS”

Russians Slavs + Vikings = Russians Rest stops on “trade network” (/invasion routes) become cities such as Kiev Connect Baltic and Black Seas

Contact with the Byzantines Trade Some missionaries traveled from the Byzantine Empire to the north. Two missionaries, Methodius and Cyril, met the Slavic peoples who lived in Russia and converted them to Christianity. 6

Conversion Byzantine missionaries want to convert the Russians to Christianity Initially convert the Queen and the Crown Prince Vladimir Prince Vladimir converts everyone in Kiev in 989

Language New alphabet: Cyrillic Invented by Saint Cyril Slavs had language, but not written

Influence Religion Language Art Church design CULTURAL DIFFUSION

Bye Bye, Byzantium

Overexpansion Just like the Romans! Bankrupts the empire New neighbors are enemies Too large to control Learn the lessons of history!

Many Enemies In the West In the East Many Germanic tribes, Slavs, and others attack parts of the Byzantine Empire In the East Persians and then Islamic empire attack Constantinople in 626, 674, 717

AD 550

AD 1050

The Church Divides 15

When the Roman Empire became divided, two different types of Christian churches developed. 16

Although it was based on the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire had developed a culture of its own. 17

The feeling of separateness from Rome grew when one of the Roman emperors banned the use of icons. Icons are religious images used by eastern Christians to aid in their devotions. 18

The Byzantines also used mosaics in public and religious buildings The Byzantines also used mosaics in public and religious buildings.. Mosaics were images made up of tiny tiles

The emperor thought that this was like idol worship. Iconoclasts, or “icon breakers” went into churches destroying images. This caused the people to riot and the clergy to rebel. 20

One pope even ordered the excommunication of a Byzantine emperor. That means that the pope said the emperor could no longer be a member of the Church. 21

Slowly the Eastern and Roman churches grew further apart. In 1054 C. E Slowly the Eastern and Roman churches grew further apart. In 1054 C.E., the split, or schism, became permanent. 22

Impacts of Schism Split of the Christian Church hurts the Byzantines Fewer friends in the West if they need to call for help No hope of reuniting Roman lands Crusaders hurt Constantinople

AD 1350

More Enemies Turks and Mongols invade from the East throughout the 13th and 14th centuries Finally, the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople in 1453

Constantinople falls: 1453 Know This Date!

Grapes Foldable 6 pieces paper Fold accordion style (2 of each color) Fold accordion style Each section = One of the GRAPES Sections Summarize each section (G-S) on the backside of the fold