1. Do Now Answer the following questions in your notebook: ◦ What city did Constantinople replace? ◦ How did the location of Constantinople help make the Byzantine Empire successful?

3. Justinian Ruled from 527 to 565. Reconquered lands that were lost in the West to preserve the Roman Empire. Ruled as an autocrat:

4. Architecture During Justinian Sought to make Constantinople dazzling. Blended Roman, Persian, and Middle Eastern styles. Church of Hagia Sophia

5. Justinian’s Code Collected and revised all of Roman laws, legal writings of judges, and a handbook for students. The Catholic Church and medieval monarchs modeled their laws after this.

6. Differences Between Churches Appointed a patriarch- Priests were married. Spoke Greek. Easter- most important holiday.

7. Religious Art Icon-

8. Religious Art Mosaic-

9. Mosaics In New York

12. Schism Icons caused dispute between the East and West. Pope excommunicated the emperor. 1054- Split between Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church.

13. Schism

14. Russia Dneiper & Volga Rivers ran from North to South.

15. Trade In Russia Vikings traded with Slavs and Constantinople. Kiev was the center of trade.

16. Mix with Byzantine Empire Missionaries sent to convert. 863- Cyril & Methodius created Cyrillic alphabet to translate Bible. Vladmir- Spread Christianity. Yaroslav- Codified the laws.

17. Collapse of the Byzantine Empire Seljuk Turks moved Westward. Constantinople conquered for 50 years during the Crusades, taken back in the 1260s. Ottoman Empire took over Constantinople in 1453, and made it the capital of its empire, Istanbul.