The Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Russia

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The Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Russia
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A Little Review.

• When did the Roman Empire Fall?
• Who moved the capital city of Rome?
• Why did he move the capital city?
• Why is it not accurate to say the Roman Empire
  fell?

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Eastern Roman Empire 476 A.D.
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Byzantine Empire 550 A.D.
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Byzantine Empire 1081
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Constantinople Capital of the Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine Essentials

• Located in the eastern portion of the Roman
  Empire
• Capital city was Constantinople
• Reached height under Justinian
• Revised Roman Law and called Justinians Code or
  the Corpus Juris Civilus

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Byzantine Essentials

• Hagia Sophia Church of Holy Wisdombuilt
  532-537
• Justinians wife Theodora was named Empress
• Christian art was very popular especially mosaics
• Conquered in 1453 by the Ottoman Turks (Muslims)

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The Great Schism

• Western Christians
• Believed Pope was Supreme ruler on Earth
• Christmas was major holiday
• Clergy was not allowed to marry
• Used Latin in Services
• Become known as Roman Catholics

• Eastern Christians
• Patriarch was head of church
• Did not believe in supremacy of Pope
• Easter was major holiday
• Used Greek in services
• Become known as Greek or Eastern Orthodox

The Great Schism took place in 1054 Major issue
was the worship of Icons
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Architecture and Engineering in Byzantium
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Russian Settlements

• First major city was Kiev on the DneiperRiver
• Yaroslav the Wise negotiated many marriages with
  European Nobles
• Mongols conquered and isolated Russians from
  Europeans
• Heavily Influenced by the Byzantines
• Used the Cyrillic Alphabet
• Onion Domes used on Orthodox Churches in Russia