Fragmented Worlds: The Middle Ages in East and West
The Byzantine Empire I. Maintaining Romanness in a multicultural world II. The Reign of Justinian ( ) Nika Revolts 532 Church: Hagia Sophia (537) Law: uniform law for empire Corpus Juris Civilis III. Expansion and Decline of Empire
Maintaining Romanness in a multicultural world The Reign of Justinian ( ) 532: Nika Revolts Church Eastern Church and orthodoxy Hagia Sophia (537) Society and Politics Bribery and limits on women’s status Powerful bureaucracy Taxes, expansion, and building projects Codification of law Uniform law for Empire based on precedent Corpus Juris Civilis
Mosiac of Emperor Justinian ( )
Hagia Sophia A.D. 537
I. Maintaining Romanness in a multicultural world II.The Reign of Justinian ( ) 532: Nika Revolts Church Eastern Church and orthodoxy Hagia Sophia (537) Society and Politics Bribery and limits on women’s status Powerful bureaucracy Taxes, expansion, and building projects Codification of law Uniform law for Empire based on precedent Corpus Juris Civilis
Theodora (d. 548), Wife of Emperor Justinian
III. Byzantine Empire: Gradual Decline Persian invasions: Jerusalem (614) and Egypt (619) Siege of Constantinople by the Avars (626) Defeat of Byzantine army by the Bulgars (670) The decline of urban life
Europe at the death of Justinian, 565
IV. The Rise and Development of the Islamic World Background Muhammad as Prophet Islamic Beliefs Spread of Islam Islamic Scholarship
Koran in the majestic Kufic script (7 th or 8 th century) The Rise of Islam Bedouins before the 7 th century Muhammed (c ) and the Qur’an Monotheism: “no divinity but God and Muhammed is the Messenger” Hegira the journey from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) and back (622) The five pillars of Islam: Faith, prayer 5 times daily, zakat (alms), fast of Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca Ummah = community of believers
The five pillars of Islam : Faith (shahadah) Prayer (salah) Charity (Zakat) Fast of Ramadan (9 th month of Islamic calendar) Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) (629)
Ka’ba Black meteorite in Mecca 624: Badr 629: Mecca
Islamic Conquests Battle of Badr 624 (control of Mecca) Battle of Badr 624 (control of Mecca) Conquest of Palestine and Persia by 637 Conquest of Palestine and Persia by 637 Seige of Constantinople 674 Seige of Constantinople 674 Conquest of Visigothic kingdom by 711 Conquest of Visigothic kingdom by 711 Battle of Poitiers/Tours 734 Battle of Poitiers/Tours 734
Growth of Islam by Eighth Century Martel turns back Muslims at Poitiers by 732
Scientific and cultural contributions to the West Inquiry and Islam Philosophy Ibn Sina Mathematics Al-Khwarizmi book on “Al-jabr” Science Navigation
Astrolabe Family of Al- Asturlabi Measures altitude of sun to calculate time and latitutde
Illustration of constellation, Andromeda C, in Al-Sufi, Book of Images of the Fixed Stars (964)