Unit XIII – The Byzantine Empire, The Greek Orthodox Church, and Russia Byzantine Empire and Greek Orthodoxy, 1-9 Byzantine Empire and Greek Orthodoxy, 1-9 Russia, Copyright 2006; C. Pettinato, RCS High School, All Rights Reserved

1. Video

2. Geography - The Byzantine Empire, 550

3. The Byzantine Empire  A. How and when did the Byzantine Empire begin?  B. How did Constantine contribute to the beginning of the empire?  C. What happened to Constantinople when the Rome fell in 476 AD?  D. In what year did the empire fall?

4. The Reign of Justinian  A. Ruled from 576 – 565  B. Empire reached it’s greatest size (had to give up some land after he died).  C. Beautification, the Hagia Sophia  D. Justinian Code – Civil Laws  E. Absolute power – autocrat/model  F. Empress Theodora

5. The Hagia Sophia

6. Buffer to Invaders  A. Who did the Byzantine Empire defended itself and the rest of Europe from between 476 and 1453?  1. It defended itself from the Persians, Slavs, Arabs, Vikings, Mongols, Turks  B. Who succeeded it conquering the Empire?  1. The Seljuk Turks in 1453 under Mehmet II

7. Greek Orthodox Christianity AAAA. What were the differences between the Greek Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church? BBBB. What was the Great Schism ? CCCC. How did the Crusades link and then separate the two types of Christianity? DDDD. Who invaded Constantinople and ended the empire?

8. Greek Fire

9. Byzantine Accomplishments TTTThey were built on Hellenistic Culture AAAA. religious art and architecture –1–1–1–1. icons –2–2–2–2. blending of Greek, Roman, Persian, and Middle Eastern architecture BBBB. preservation of the classics CCCC. preservation of the law DDDD. increased trade - east and west

10. Byzantine Art and Christianity

11. Russia  A. How big is Russia?  B. What type of regions does it have?  C. What groups of people moved into Russia?  D. What city became the 1 st center of trade?

12. The Byzantine Connection  A. How was Russia influenced by the Byzantine Empire?  1. trade  2. autocratic model of government  3. religion  4. writing

13. Video

14. Ivan the Terrible

15. Important Early Leaders  A. Ivan the Great   2. northern Russia  3. Slavic Russia  4. limited boyars  5. Byzantine court rituals  6. 2 headed eagle  7. Czar  B. Ivan the Terrible   2. centralized power  3. undercut boyars  4. tied serfs to land  5. unstable  6. oprichniki

16. Important Early Leaders (cont.)  C. Peter the Great   2. lived in west  3. tech. experts  4. autocrat  5. centralization  6. increased serfs  7. social/economic reforms  8. western clothing  9. new capital  10. warm water port?  D. Catherine the Great   2. rise to power  3. efficient, energetic  4. codified laws  5. state education - boys, girls  6. encouraged culture, play writing, histories  7. boyars-no taxes  8. increased serfdom  9. expanded territory  10. warm water port

17. Important Terms and People  A. Justinian  B. Theodora  C. Justinian Code  D. autocrat  E. Constantinople  F. Hagia Sophia  G. Greek Orthodox  H. patriarch  I. icon  J. the Great Schism  K. Russian Orthodox  L. Kiev  M. Cyril and Methodius  N. steppe  O. Slavs  P. Varagians  Q. Genghiz Khan  R. the Golden Horde  S. Ivan the Great  T. Ivan the Terrible  U. Peter the Great  V. Catherine the Great