E. Napp The Roman Empire collapsed in the West when Germanic invaders forced the emperor to flee.

E. Napp While the Empire collapsed in the West, it did not collapse in the East.

E. Napp The Eastern Roman Empire survived!

E. Napp The Eastern Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire.

E. Napp Yes, the Byzantine Empire was formerly the Eastern Roman Empire.

E. Napp Constantinople, formerly known as Byzantium, was the capital of the empire.

E. Napp Constantinople had a great location for trade. It was located on the crossroads of trade between Europe and Asia. Trade increased wealth.

E. Napp The Byzantine Empire became wealthy from trade.

E. Napp In the Byzantine Empire, Greek was the language of the state and the church.

E. Napp The Byzantine Church was the Orthodox Christian Church.

E. Napp Orthodox Christians did not recognize the leadership of the Roman Catholic Pope.

E. Napp Icons or small paintings of the saints and Jesus were used by Orthodox Christians in their worship.

E. Napp The Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine Church and an architectural marvel.

E. Napp In 1054 A.D., the Orthodox Christian Church officially split from the Roman Catholic Church in the Great Schism.

E. Napp The Byzantines greatly influenced Russia by bringing the Orthodox Christian religion, creating an alphabet for the Russian language, and bringing the idea of absolute rulers to Russia.

E. Napp Do you see the Byzantine influence in this Russian Orthodox Church?

E. Napp The Byzantines even influenced the modern world by collecting and preserving Roman laws.

E. Napp Justinian was a Byzantine Emperor. He ordered the collection of Roman law.

E. Napp Yes, the Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand years after the fall of Rome, preserved Greek and Roman learning, influenced Russia, and influenced the modern world.