1. 12/19 Aim: Does the Byzantine Empire
Deserve credit for preserving Roman Culture?
Do Now:

3. Byzantine Bazaar (Market Place)
The Emperor Justinian
Byzantine Bazaar (Market Place)
While western Rome was getting pounded by barbarian invasions, East Rome (Byzantine) was getting very wealthy off of trade with the middle east and far east.
Some scholars say that w/o the Byzantine, much of Roman culture and heritage would have been destroyed and forgotten!
The emperor Justinian ruled during the Byzantine Empire’s golden age and made many achievements including the building of the Hagia Sophia and the preservation of Roman Law

4. 12/4 Aim: Does the Byzantine Empire Deserve credit
for preserving Roman Culture?(day 2)?
Do Now:
Take out your Multi-faith forum booklet and
Complete the last page “Taking Steps Towards
Tolerance!”

5. The Emperor Justinian Ruled from 527 to 565 A.D
Expanded the Byzantine Empire back into western Europe, yet they were temporary. Later emperors lost control of Western territories.
Created a law code based on Roman Laws called “Justinian’s Code.”
Built the church of the Hagia Sophia (holy wisdom)

7. Hagia Sophia!

8. Hagia Sophia Again!

9. Hagia Sophia Inside!

10. A Byzantine Mosaic
A Modern Day Mosaic

11. Banned praying to icons
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
Highest church official
Pope
Patriarch
Language of the Church
Latin
Greek
Use of Icons
(holy images)
Prayed to icons
Banned praying to icons
Marriage rights of church officials
Cannot marry
Can marry

12. Early Byzantine Icons

13. Schism (split) over Icons (idols) (Religious Objects)
Roman Catholic Church
Byzantine Empire:
Eastern Orthodox
(Spreads to Russia (Slavs))
Western Europe:
Roman Catholic

15. Russia Still Uses it Today! Will you turn on the light in
The Cyrillic Alphabet!
Russia Still Uses it Today!
Пожалуйста, включите
свет в комнате.
Will you turn on the light in
the room please???

17. The fall of Constantinople
1453 A.D