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The Byzantine Empire

• In this lesson, students will be able to
  identify significant characteristics of the
  Byzantine Empire.
• Students will be able to identify and/or define
  the following terms
• Eastern Roman Empire
• Orthodox Christianity
• Byzantine Influence on Russia

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The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 A.D.
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However, the eastern portion of the empire
survived. It began the Byzantine Empire.
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The Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand
years after the fall of Rome.
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The Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand
years after the fall of Rome.
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Engineering an Empire
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A Natural Location for Trade

• The Byzantine Empire was located between Europe
  and Asia.

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The Byzantine Empire became wealthy from trade.
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Orthodox Christianity

• The Byzantines developed their own form of
  Christianity, Orthodox Christianity.
• Greek is the official language of the Orthodox
  Christian Church.
• Orthodox Christians do not recognize the Pope in
  Rome as their leader.

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In 1054 A.D., the Orthodox Christian Church
officially split from the Roman Catholic Church
in the Great Schism.
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1054 The pope and the patriarch excommunicated
each other, officially splitting Christianity
between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Churches.
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The Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine Church and an
architectural marvel.
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Byzantine Influence on Russia

• Byzantine missionaries established Orthodox
  Christian churches in Russia.
• Byzantine missionaries even created an alphabet,
  the Cyrillic alphabet, to write the Bible in
  Russian.

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Do you see the Byzantine influence in this
Russian Orthodox Church?
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Justinian

• Byzantine Emperors held absolute power.
• The Byzantine Emperor, Justinian, collected all
  Roman written laws.

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Justinian ordered the collection of Roman law.
The Code of Justinian
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Questions for Reflection

• What became of the Eastern Roman Empire with the
  fall of Rome in 476 A.D.?
• Why was the Byzantine Empire able to prosper from
  trade?
• How did the Orthodox Christian Church differ from
  the Roman Catholic Church?
• Who was Justinian and what did he do?
• What was the Hagia Sophia?