1. 330 AD to 1453 AD

2. Religion of the Byzantium Empire  The Christian church was introduce/made legal by Roman Emperor Constantine.  Lack of communication between the Eastern (Byzantium) and Western Roman Empire caused Christianity to develop in different ways.

3.  Due to later influences of Greeks and Persians, the church in Byzantium became know as Eastern Orthodox Church  Byzantine emperors had tremendous influences within the Orthodox church because they were seen as God’s representatives on earth  Emperor was crowned by the Patriarch who was the head of the Orthodox Church. In return the emperor had the authority to appoint church officials.

4. Spread of the Church  Through trade and missionaries the church began to spread to the Balkans and northward to Russia  The church influenced language and Cyril introduced the Cyrillic alphabet  Cyril and Methodius were the apostles to the Slavs. They created an alphabet for the Slavic people and brought Christianity