1. Warm-Up
Write down any 5 things you remember about the fall of the Roman Empire.

2. Byzantium Becomes the New Rome

3. Western
Rome
SPLITS
EASTERN
ROME

4. Western
Rome
EASTERN
ROME
Byzantine

5. Capital = Constantinople Continued as the New ROME
EASTERN ROME
Capital = Constantinople
Continued as the New ROME
Kings saw themselves to still be considered ROMAN emperors

6. EASTERN
ROME
BECOMES
Byzantine Empire

7. Constantinople Location picked for many reasons
Far away from Germanic invaders (barbarians)
Close to connections with the East for trade
Protected by the Black Sea and other water
Easily able to defend it; could only attack 1 way

8. Constantinople Many famous buildings still there today
Preserved Greco-Roman culture
Had an interesting set up for the city
Large walls and moats protected it

9. Protective Walls of Constantinople
Walls were used to keep invaders out or at least stall them
Had three levels, and moats
Archers could rain down arrows

11. Layout of Constantinople

12. Justinian
Justinian was a serious emperor who worked from dawn to midnight
He helped rebuild and re-conquer Rome
Had ABSOLUTE POWER = controlled both government and church

14. Byzantine Under Justinian
He wanted a re-conquest of the Roman territories that were lost through Germanic invasions

15. Justinian’s Accomplishments
Sent Best general Belisarius to take North Africa from the Vandals
2 Years later Belisarius took Rome back from the Ostrogoths
Justinian won back nearly all the territory Rome used to rule.

16. Justinian Code
Justinian set up a panel of legal experts to look through 400 years of Roman law.
Some laws were outdated
Justinian wanted to create a single, uniform code
This became known as the Justinian Code that was used for 900 years after his death

17. Justinian Expands Trade
The main street that ran through Constantinople was called the MESE which means “Middle Way”
It ran from the imperial palace to the outer walls

18. Justinian Expands Trade
There was a giant open-air market where shoppers could buy
Tin from England
Wine from France
Cork from Spain
Ivory and gold from Africa

20. Byzantium Preserves Learning
Families valued education
Sent children to monastic or public schools
Hired private tutors
Greek and Latin grammar, philosophy and rhetoric
They preserved Greek and Roman great works

21. The Hagia Sophia Justinians’ most splendid building
Christian church later taken by the Muslims

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