1. Bell Ringer
Which did you argue for? Continuation of Roman Empire or New Byzantine Empire?
Why?

2. The Byzantine Empire
Section 3

3. Collapse of the Empire
Crusades spelled disaster for an empire already in decline
(1b) Wars and conflict wore down empire
(1d) Crusades created rivalry between Italy and Byzantine
Turks conquering Byzantine land
(1e) Italians looted Constantinople

4. The Rise of Russia: Geography
Temperate Forests
Supplied lumber
Cold Tundra / Taiga
Fur-bearing animals
Steppe
Open, treeless grassland
Great highway for nomads

5. The Rise of Russia: Geography
The Balkan Peninsula
(1a) Southern part of Eastern Europe
Center of Byzantine Empire
Crossroads between Middle East, Asia, and Europe

6. The Rise of Russia: Geography
The Fertile Plains
Land from Germany to Central Russia
(2a) Great European Plain
Chernozem (black dirt)
(2c) Provides food for Eastern Europe and Russia

7. The Rise of Russia: Migrations
The Slavs
Came from north
(1b) Common language
(1b) Common heritage
Mixed with tribes from Asia and Scandinavia
(1d) Led to a diverse culture

8. The Rise of Russia: Religion
(2b) Romans brought Christianity with conquest
Orthodox Christianity (Strict rules for worship, preach in common language, not subject to pope)
Catholicism (subject to pope)
(2c) Turks spread Islam
(3a) Jewish communities thrived during early middle ages

9. The Rise of Russia: Religion
(3b) Christians persecuted Jewish people
(3c) Jews blamed for problems of community
(3d) Jews kicked out of countries like Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and England
Crusades
Black Death

10. The Rise of Russia: Religion
Jews would flee to eastern Europe as refugees
(3f) Prince Boleslaw of Cracow protected rights of Jewish citizens by law
Policy would last 500 years, allowing these communities to thrive