1. WORLD HISTORY TRANSITION
Take one of each handout from the table.
Get your folders from the crate.
Have a seat.
Write your name on both handouts.
Quietly read over the notes on the Byzantine and Mongol Empires.
Quietly await further instructions.
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2. Applicable Georgia Standards
SSWH4 The student will analyze the importance of the Byzantine…empire between 450 CE and 1500 CE.
a. Explain the relationship of the Byzantine Empire to the Roman Empire.
b. Describe the significance of Justinian’s law code…and Byzantine art and architecture.
c. Analyze the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Byzantine Empire.
d. Analyze the role of Constantinople as a trading and religious center.
f. Define the role of Orthodox Christianity and the Schism.
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3. SSWH 4 Byzantine & Mongol Empires
Quiz/Exam Practice
Which of the following replaced the Western Roman Empire shortly after its fall?
a) the Muslim Empire
b) a series of Germanic kingdoms
c) western-style democracy
d) all of the above
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4. SSWH 4 Byzantine & Mongol Empires
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________________ was the Byzantine emperor who re-conquered much of the old western Roman Empire.
a) Charlemagne
b) Muhammad
c) Hirohito
d) Justinian
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5. SSWH 4 Byzantine & Mongol Empires
Quiz/Exam Practice
__________________ : Eastern Orthodox Church :: Pope : Roman Catholic Church.
a) evangelist
b) nun
c) patriarch
d) imam
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6. SSWH 4 Byzantine & Mongol Empires
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Which of the following most correctly describe(s) the Byzantine Empire?
a) it was essentially the Greek-speaking eastern half of the old Roman Empire
b) it was a Christian state
c) it was a democracy
d) a and b only
e) a and c only
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7. SSWH 4 Byzantine & Mongol Empires
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After Emperor Justinian’s death, the Byzantine Empire went into a period of decline. Which of the following continued to threaten the Byzantine Empire?
a) the Muslim armies of Muhammad
b) Huns
c) Persians
d) all of the above
e) a and b only
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8. Byzantine and Mongol EmpiresCE
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9. Traditional Breakdown
Low (Early) Middle Ages:
C. 400 – 1000 CE
High (Late) Middle Ages:
C – 1300 CE
Until beginning of the Renaissance
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New Kingdoms
C. 500 CE – Old Western Roman Empire was replaced by a series of Germanic kingdoms
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12. Emperor Justinian Re-conquers Much of the Old Western Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire was essentially Greek-speaking eastern half of the old Roman Empire
Germanic kings pressured the Byzantine emperors
Justinian retook much of the old Western Roman Empire
Rome itself was destroyed, in the process; no longer a major urban center
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13. Constantinople Ruled the Byzantine (Eastern) Empire
City of Byzantium renamed Constantinople in honor of the first Christian Roman emperor
City sat astride the Bosporus Strait
Excellent sea-trading routes
Called “New Rome” by the Emperor
Lands included Greece, Asia Minor, Palestine, Syria & Egypt
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Constantinople
Flourished as a center of culture of trade and culture
Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits connected Black Sea region with Mediterranean
Numerous land and sea-trading routes passed through Constantinople
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15. Emperor Headed Both Church & State
Byzantine emperors ruled as absolutes
Unrestrained authority
Considered all lands formerly held by the Roman Empire to be theirs
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16. The Christian Church Split Into Two Branches (Great Schism)
Churches in Rome and Constantinople refused to acknowledge each other’s authority
This split was called the “Great Schism”
Pope was the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome
Patriarch was the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Constantinople
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17. Emperor Justinian Re-conquered Roman Lands
CE – proved to be an able ruler
Re-conquered much of old Western Roman Empire (north Africa & western Mediterranean)
Byzantine Empire was both a Greek and Christian state
Greek replaced Latin as the official language
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19. Justinian’s Code of Laws
Justinian ordered a code of laws written
Code of Justinian became basis of legal systems throughout Europe
Justinian was heavily influenced in his decision-making by his wife, Empress Theodora
Empire somewhat weakened after Justinian’s death
Threatened from without by HUNS, Persians, and eventually the Muslim armies of Muhammad
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20. Vikings and Eastern Slavs Settled in the Area Known Today as “Russia”
Kiev settled by Viking leader, Oleg
Growth of Kiev attracted missionaries from Byzantine Empire
C. 988 – Eastern Orthodox Christianity became official religion of state
Kiev is in modern nation of Ukraine
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21. Ghengis Khan and the Mongol Empire
Pastoral people from modern-day area of Mongolia
1206 – Ghengis Khan elected ruler
Empire under Khans grew across Asia
Overran eastern Muslim Empire
Invaded China
1230s – Overran Russia, Poland, and Hungary
No lasting influence in Europe, but heavy influence in China
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Mongol Rule in Russia
13th Century – Mongols conquered Russia
Forced Russian princes to pay tribute
Alexander Nevsky emerged as most powerful Russian prince
Ruled as “Czar” (Tsar) Ivan III
His descendents became the eventual leaders of all Russia
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