Fall of Roman Empire AIM: What were the causes & results of the Fall of the Roman Empire? 476 AD Do Now: What is a barbarian? A barbarian is member of.

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Fall of Roman Empire AIM: What were the causes & results of the Fall of the Roman Empire? 476 AD Do Now: What is a barbarian? A barbarian is member of a people considered by those of another nation or group to have a primitive civilization.

The Origins 292: Diocletian divides the Roman empire into two. 324: Constantine reunites the two parts 330: Constantine builds a new capital in the location of ancient Byzantium 337: The death of Constantine results in division between east and west.

Roman Empire Divides into Eastern & Western Empire

Fall of Rome (Western Empire) Rome was besieged (invaded) by various tribes from modern day Germany and France. Disease – Plague No Strong Central Authority – Empire Split – East Strong – West Weak

Fall of Rome (Western Empire) Decline in Morals and Values Political Corruption Unemployment Inflation – Rise of Price of Goods & Service with little rise in income. Urban decay Inferior Technology Military Spending

Byzantine Empire (Eastern Empire) 476 – 1453 CE

Emperor Justinian

The Age of Justinian ( ) 536: Re-conquest of Rome and much of Italy took many years. North Africa and the Spanish coast were easily conquered. Victories over Persia in the east consolidate the borders

Hagia Sophia, Church of the Holy Wisdom, 6th c.

Byzantine Art: Mosaics and Illuminated Manuscripts

Justinian’s Legacy Built Hagia Sophia Church which remained the seat of Eastern Christianity until the Fall of Constantinople. Rebuilt the Hippodrome (chariot race track) 552: Byzantine monks sneak silkworms and mulberry out of China. Justinian orders the codification of Roman Christian law known as the Justinian Code Destroyed the last stronghold of paganism (non-believers in Christianity) Ruled as an Autocrat with help from wife Theodora. Empress Theodora wife of Justinian I a person (as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority

The Byzantine empire in 565, at its largest expansion ever.

The End of the Byzantine Empire The Byzantine empire drew to a close in 1453 when forces from the Muslim Ottoman Empire which surrounded and conquered Constantinople. The ancient Christian city was renamed Istanbul and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

The Timeline of the Byzantine Empire

The Dark Ages/Middle Ages What was the cause of the Dark Ages? Why do we call them dark? 476 – 1350 AD

No more large cities, trade, education With all the disease, riots, outside attacks and starvation people fled the cities of the once strong Roman empire. In Europe, people now lived on manors (self-sufficient communities) consisting of a castle, church, village and surrounding farmlands.

Manoralism (Medieval Economic System) For safety and for defense, people in the Middle Ages formed small communities around a central lord or master. manor Most people lived on a manor, which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farm land. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.

Feudalism: Land for Military Service

Feudalism (Medieval Political System) kings The kings had lots of land; he gave land to lords in exchange for protection and money. Lords knights Lords gave their land to knights in exchange for protection & money. fief Land given to knight for service was called a fief vassal ◦ Anyone accepting fief was called a vassal lord ◦ Person from whom he accepted fief was his lord Knightsserfs Knights let serfs work the land and he would protect them. Serfs Serfs got food and shelter. Result: each person had rights and responsibilities feudalism Historians call system of exchanging land for military service the feudal system, or feudalism

Feudalism (Medieval Political System)

What is Chivalry? A code of honor