Aim: What made the Byzantine Aim: What made the Byzantine Empire rich and Powerful?Empire rich and Powerful?

Do Now:

KEY TERMSEastern Roman Empire

Orthodox ChristianityByzantine Influence on Russia

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The Byzantine Empire was formerly theEastern Roman Empire.

The Eastern Roman EmpireThe Eastern Roman Empire

The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 A.D.

However, the eastern portion of the empire survived. It began the Byzantine Empire.

The Byzantine Empire survived for one thousand years after the fall of Rome.

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The Byzantine Empire survived for onethousand years after the fall of Rome.

A Natural Location for TradeA Natural Location for Trade

The Byzantine Empire was located between Europe and Asia.

It was a natural location for trade.

The Byzantine Empire became wealthy from trade.

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The Byzantine Empire became wealthyfrom trade.

Orthodox ChristianityOrthodox 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 ChristianChurch officially split from the RomanCatholic Church in the Great Schism.

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The Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine Church and an architectural marvel.

Byzantine Influence on RussiaByzantine Influence on Russia

The Byzantine Empire greatly influenced 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 influencein this Russian Orthodox Church?

JustinianJustinian

Byzantine Emperors held absolute power.

The Byzantine Emperor, Justinian, collected all Roman written laws.

The Code of Justinian is a collection of Roman written law.

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Justinian was a Byzantine Emperor. Heordered the collection of Roman law.

Questions for Reflection: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?

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