1. Agenda Announcements Warm up Activity Power-point Byzantines & Russia
Schism
Byzantine GRAPES Activity

2. Objectives
Students will be able to… 51. Summarize the accomplishments of Justinian and the Byzantine Empire. 52. Assess the schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. 53. Explain the relationship between the Byzantine Empire and Russia.

3. Objective #53
Byzantines and Russia

4. Vikings invade along rivers and waterways from Baltic Sea to the Black Sea
Seize control over the local Slav population
Eventually intermix with local and form new tribal groups including the “RUS”

5. Russians Slavs + Vikings = Russians
Rest stops on “trade network” (/invasion routes) become cities such as Kiev
Connect Baltic and Black Seas

6. Contact with the Byzantines
Trade
Some missionaries traveled from the Byzantine Empire to the north.
Two missionaries, Methodius and Cyril, met the Slavic peoples who lived in Russia and converted them to Christianity. 6

7. Conversion
Byzantine missionaries want to convert the Russians to Christianity
Initially convert the Queen and the Crown Prince Vladimir
Prince Vladimir converts everyone in Kiev in 989

8. Language New alphabet: Cyrillic Invented by Saint Cyril
Slavs had language, but not written

9. Influence
Religion
Language
Art
Church design
CULTURAL DIFFUSION

10. Bye Bye, Byzantium

11. Overexpansion Just like the Romans! Bankrupts the empire
New neighbors are enemies
Too large to control
Learn the lessons of history!

12. Many Enemies In the West In the East
Many Germanic tribes, Slavs, and others attack parts of the Byzantine Empire
In the East
Persians and then Islamic empire attack Constantinople in 626, 674, 717

13. AD 550

14. AD 1050

15. The Church Divides 15

16. When the Roman Empire became divided, two different types of Christian churches developed.16

17. Although it was based on the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire had developed a culture of its own.17

18. The feeling of separateness from Rome grew when one of the Roman emperors banned the use of icons.
Icons are religious images used by eastern Christians to aid in their devotions. 18

19. The Byzantines also used mosaics in public and religious buildings
The Byzantines also used mosaics in public and religious buildings.. Mosaics were images made up of tiny tiles

20. The emperor thought that this was like idol worship.
Iconoclasts, or “icon breakers” went into churches destroying images.
This caused the people to riot and the clergy to rebel. 20

21. One pope even ordered the excommunication of a Byzantine emperor.
That means that the pope said the emperor could no longer be a member of the Church. 21

22. Slowly the Eastern and Roman churches grew further apart. In 1054 C. E
Slowly the Eastern and Roman churches grew further apart. In 1054 C.E., the split, or schism, became permanent. 22

23. Impacts of Schism Split of the Christian Church hurts the Byzantines
Fewer friends in the West if they need to call for help
No hope of reuniting Roman lands
Crusaders hurt Constantinople

24. AD 1350

25. More Enemies
Turks and Mongols invade from the East throughout the 13th and 14th centuries
Finally, the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople in 1453

26. Constantinople falls: 1453
Know This Date!

27. Grapes Foldable 6 pieces paper Fold accordion style
(2 of each color)
Fold accordion style
Each section = One of the GRAPES Sections
Summarize each section (G-S) on the backside of the fold