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BYZANTINE EMPIREWHI. 7

The Byzantine Empire The Eastern

Roman Empire began to develop independently from the fall western empire.

The Byzantine Empire was formed from the Eastern Roman Empire

Location, Location, Location The Eastern Roman Empire was

located far from the Germanic invasions in the west.

Located in on a peninsula were the Mediterranean sea and the black sea meet

The silk road pass through

The Byzantine Empire The Roman Empire official split in

395 B.C. Byzantine emperor saw themselves

as Roman Emperors

Justinian Became ruler in 533

B.C. Help shape the

Byzantine Empire Ruled with absolute

power

Justinian the Conquer Decided to re-conquer the Western

roman Empire from the Barbarians Won nearly all of the territory once held

by Rome Called himself the new Caesar

Justinian at home

Increased trade Justinian Code Expands the city of

Constantinople

Justinian Code Created a panel of legal experts to

combine Roman law and Legal opinions into one body of work. Called the Justinian code Divided into four parts

Justinian code cont. The Code

Contained 5,000 roman laws The Digest

Quoted and summarized opinions of Roman legal thinkers

The Institute Textbook that told law students how to use

the laws The Novellae

For new laws

Justinian the Builder Rebuilds the city walls Builds many churches

Hagia Sophia

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THE CHURCH DIVIDES

The Church Divides Lack of communication causes the

western and Eastern churches to split

The Eastern Church Built its heritage on the works of the

early church fathers Uses the Greek language Bishop of Constantinople was a

patriarch Leading bishop Bows down to the emperor (close to

power)

The Western Church Located in Rome ( far from power) Uses the Latin Language Bishop of Rome is called the Pope

The Divide In 1054 the Pope and patriarch

excommunicated each other over a religious doctrine

Churches officially splits

INFLUENCE OF BYZANTINE CULTURE

Missionaries Missionaries from the Eastern

Orthodox church worked with the Slavs in the North

Saint Cyril Worked with the Slavs in the 9th

century Invented an alphabet for the Slav

language Able to read the bible in their own

language Cyrillic alphabet

Used in Russia today

Trading 9th century the Slavs began trading

with Constantinople Absorb the Greek culture Russian Culture today is a mix of

Slavic and Greek traditions.

Slavs adopt the Orthodox Church The Slavic people are from Eastern

Europe In the 9th century they begin to form

cities and unite King Vladimir adopts the Christian

faith and converts his people