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BYZANTINE CIVILIZATION
The impact the Byzantine Empire had on Eastern Europe
Rooted in Eastern Orthodox tradition
A UNIQUE CULTURE
• Constantinople is located between Europe and Asia
• Greek and Roman ideas mix with Eastern ideas
PRESERVING ROMAN LAW• Roman law preserved
(kept) by Emperor Justinian
• Justinian orders laws to be organized to make sense
• Justinians’ Code was published in 529
• Preserved Roman Legal tradition (still used in many modern countries today)
JUSTINIANS CODE
ART AND ARCHITECTUREHad their own sense of style
ie: Hagia Sophia (domed ceiling)Mosaics
Most were flat, formal and religiousIcons
HAGIA SOPHIA
ICONS AND MOSAICS
EDUCATION AND LITERATURE• EDUCATION was
IMPORTANT• Government supports
schools• Study : philosophy, math,
music, learned to read• Built LIBRARIES to keep
important manuscripts from the Greek and Roman times (Plato, Socrates, etc)
THE SPREAD OF BYZANTINE CULTURE
Had to constantly protect its’ bordersVery violent history with murder
plots and power strugglesBut none the less the culture of
CONSTANTINOPLE will spread to far off lands due to traders/merchants
and missionaries
THE LURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE
• Culture spread when visitors came
• Traders/merchants came to trade
• Scholars came to study at the libraries
• Artists came to work• ALL WERE AMAZED!!!!• When they went home
they took the information and new ideas with them
MISSIONARY WORK
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CONVERSION OF THE RUSSIANS
988 Russia sends officials to Constantinople to “check it out”
The were amazed and impressed with what they saw in the city of
ConstantinopleSoon after the Prince of Russia converts
to Eastern Orthodox (Christinaity)
THE END OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
• Was always under attack
• West-German Empire• East-Persian Empire• South-Arab Empire• North-Slavic Empire• All wanted the riches of
the city
DefenseThe strong walls protected the city
from invasion by land
Greek fire destroyed those attacking by sea (chemical mixture that burned
in water)
GREEK FIRE AND HIGH WALLS HELP TO PROTECT THE CITY
THE END COMES SLOWLYIt comes slowly bit by bit
Final attack came from the group of people called the SELJUK TURKS
The Turks had gunpowder (who did they trade with to get it?)
Cannons would now be able to knock the walls down that once protected itConstantinople was finally conquered
and fell to the TURKS in 1453