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THE
THE
BYZANTINE
BYZANTINE
EM
PIRE
EM
PIRE
LESSON O
NE: INTRO
LESSON O
NE: INTRO
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Lesson One Objectives:
Lesson One Objectives:
��Analy
ze loca
tion o
f Const
antinople
and d
iscu
ss h
ow
Analy
ze loca
tion o
f Const
antinople
and d
iscu
ss h
ow
geogra
phy a
ffect
ed d
efe
nse
, trade, and w
hy c
apital city
geogra
phy a
ffect
ed d
efe
nse
, trade, and w
hy c
apital city
ch
anged
changed
��Id
entify
and e
xplo
re e
xpansion o
f Byza
ntine E
mpire u
nder
Identify
and e
xplo
re e
xpansion o
f Byza
ntine E
mpire u
nder
Just
inia
n I
Just
inia
n I
��Analy
ze c
ontrib
utions
of Theodora
to J
ust
inia
nAnaly
ze c
ontrib
utions
of Theodora
to J
ust
inia
n’’ s R
ule
s Rule
��Com
pare
and c
ontrast
Just
inia
n C
ode w
ith law
s of cu
rrent
Com
pare
and c
ontrast
Just
inia
n C
ode w
ith law
s of cu
rrent
societies
societies
��Unders
tand the im
portance
of prim
ary
docu
ment analy
sis
for
Unders
tand the im
portance
of prim
ary
docu
ment analy
sis
for
multip
le p
ers
pect
ive o
utlook
multip
le p
ers
pect
ive o
utlook
��Com
pare
and c
ontrast
em
pires
of Rom
ans
and B
yza
ntines
Com
pare
and c
ontrast
em
pires
of Rom
ans
and B
yza
ntines
Key Vocabulary:
Key Vocabulary:
��Ju
stin
ian I, Const
antinople
, Bosp
oru
s Strait, Ju
stin
ian C
ode
Just
inia
n I, Const
antinople
, Bosp
oru
s Strait, Ju
stin
ian C
ode
CONSTANTINOPLE
CONSTANTINOPLE
��Exam
ine the m
ap
Exam
ine the m
ap (
also m
ap o
n p
. 302 o
f te
xtb
ook)
(also m
ap o
n p
. 302 o
f te
xtb
ook)
��Analy
ze the loca
tion a
nd s
urroundin
gs
Analy
ze the loca
tion a
nd s
urroundin
gs
��W
hy b
uild
a c
ity h
ere
?W
hy b
uild
a c
ity h
ere
?
��City is
stra
tegically
loca
ted o
n the
City is
stra
tegically
loca
ted o
n the……
BOSPORUS S
TRAIT
BOSPORUS S
TRAIT
��Definitio
n:
Definitio
n:
Strait s
epara
ting the E
uro
pean a
nd A
sian p
ortio
ns
of Turk
ey,
Strait s
epara
ting the E
uro
pean a
nd A
sian p
ortio
ns
of Turk
ey,
connect
ing the S
ea o
f M
arm
ara
with the B
lack
Sea
connect
ing the S
ea o
f M
arm
ara
with the B
lack
Sea
LOCATION A
DVANTAGES
LOCATION A
DVANTAGES
��Pro
tect
ion
Pro
tect
ion
��Safe
harb
ors
for sh
ips
Safe
harb
ors
for sh
ips
��Natu
ral defe
nse
again
st a
ttack
sNatu
ral defe
nse
again
st a
ttack
s
��Tra
de
Tra
de
��Easy
acc
ess
to w
ate
rEasy
acc
ess
to w
ate
r
THE B
EGINNING
THE B
EGINNING
��After th
e d
ivisio
n o
f th
e R
om
an E
mpire in 3
95
After th
e d
ivisio
n o
f th
e R
om
an E
mpire in 3
95
A.D
. th
e e
mpire w
as
div
ided into
2 p
arts:
A.D
. th
e e
mpire w
as
div
ided into
2 p
arts:
��W
est
ern
Em
pire &
East
ern
Em
pire
West
ern
Em
pire &
East
ern
Em
pire
��East
ern
Em
pire k
now
n a
s Byza
ntine E
mpire
East
ern
Em
pire k
now
n a
s Byza
ntine E
mpire
��In
330 A
.D. ca
pital m
oved to G
reek C
ity o
f In
330 A
.D. ca
pital m
oved to G
reek C
ity o
f Byza
ntium
Byza
ntium
��Nam
ed c
hanged to C
onst
antinople
after Em
pero
r Nam
ed c
hanged to C
onst
antinople
after Em
pero
r Const
antine
Const
antine
��New
capital city
would
carr
y o
n the R
om
an g
lory
New
capital city
would
carr
y o
n the R
om
an g
lory
fo
r 1000 y
ears
for 1000 y
ears
��Byza
ntine e
xperience
d a
Gold
en A
ge fro
m 5
00
Byza
ntine e
xperience
d a
Gold
en A
ge fro
m 5
00--
1200
1200
CONSTANTINOPLE
CONSTANTINOPLE
��The
The ““
New
New
””Rom
eRom
e
��City h
eavily
fortifie
d
City h
eavily
fortifie
d
��By w
ate
rBy w
ate
r
��14 m
ile s
tone w
all
alo
ng c
oast
line
14 m
ile s
tone w
all
alo
ng c
oast
line
��M
ulti
Multi --eth
nic c
ity
eth
nic c
ity
��Gre
eks,
Pers
ians,
Ita
lians,
Turk
s, S
lavs,
Gre
eks,
Pers
ians,
Ita
lians,
Turk
s, S
lavs,
Arm
enia
ns
and J
ew
s ca
lled c
ity h
om
eArm
enia
ns
and J
ew
s ca
lled c
ity h
om
e
��Gre
ek s
poke, but officia
l la
nguage L
atin
Gre
ek s
poke, but officia
l la
nguage L
atin
JUSTINIAN I
JUSTINIAN I
��Rule
d 5
27
Rule
d 5
27-- 5
65
565
��527
527-- B
yza
ntine n
oble
man, su
cceeded U
ncle to
Byza
ntine n
oble
man, su
cceeded U
ncle to
thro
ne o
f East
ern
Em
pire
thro
ne o
f East
ern
Em
pire
��Am
bitio
us;
regain
Rom
eAm
bitio
us;
regain
Rom
e’’ s fadin
g g
lory
by
s fa
din
g g
lory
by
milita
ry c
am
paig
ns
milita
ry c
am
paig
ns
��Appoin
ted B
elis
arius
as
head o
f arm
yAppoin
ted B
elis
arius
as
head o
f arm
y
��Cam
paig
ns
in N
orth A
frica, Italy
, Spain
Cam
paig
ns
in N
orth A
frica, Italy
, Spain
��W
ante
d to reunite E
ast
ern
& W
est
ern
parts
of em
pire
Wante
d to reunite E
ast
ern
& W
est
ern
parts
of em
pire
��Leader of arm
y, navy, cr
eate
d law
s, h
ead o
f Leader of arm
y, navy, cr
eate
d law
s, h
ead o
f govern
ment, c
hurc
h a
nd s
upre
me judge
govern
ment, c
hurc
h a
nd s
upre
me judge
��The N
ew
Caesa
r; g
reate
st B
yza
ntine E
mpero
rThe N
ew
Caesa
r; g
reate
st B
yza
ntine E
mpero
r
LAW
SLAW
S
��Ju
stin
ian s
et up p
anel of le
gal experts
to
Just
inia
n s
et up p
anel of le
gal experts
to
regula
te B
yza
ntium
law
sre
gula
te B
yza
ntium
law
s
��Com
ple
x s
ociety
; need s
implif
y c
urrent
Com
ple
x s
ociety
; need s
implif
y c
urrent
legal sy
stem
legal sy
stem
��Panel re
ad 4
00 y
ears
of Rom
an L
aw
and
Panel re
ad 4
00 y
ears
of Rom
an L
aw
and
create
d the
create
d the……
....
��JU
STIN
IAN C
ODE
JUSTIN
IAN C
ODE
JUSTINIAN C
ODE
JUSTINIAN C
ODE
��Outd
ate
d a
nd c
ontradicto
ry law
s re
moved
Outd
ate
d a
nd c
ontradicto
ry law
s re
moved
��Pro
cess
took 6
years
Pro
cess
took 6
years
��Consist
s of 4 b
ooks
Consist
s of 4 b
ooks
��Code, Dig
est
, In
stitute
s,
Code, Dig
est
, In
stitute
s, N
ovella
eNovella
e(n
ew
law
s)(n
ew
law
s)
��Code s
erv
ed e
mpire for 900 y
ears
Code s
erv
ed e
mpire for 900 y
ears
��One o
f Ju
stin
ian
One o
f Ju
stin
ian’’ s g
reate
st a
ccom
plis
hm
ents
s gre
ate
st a
ccom
plis
hm
ents
��Form
ed b
asis
of civil
law
for Euro
pe
Form
ed b
asis
of civil
law
for Euro
pe’’ s legal
s le
gal
syst
em
syst
em
��Tra
ces
found in law
s of Germ
any,
Tra
ces
found in law
s of Germ
any, Itla
yItla
y, South
, South
Africa, USA
Africa, USA
��In
spired the w
ord
JUSTIC
EIn
spired the w
ord
JUSTIC
E
��W
hy d
o y
ou thin
k J
ust
inia
n d
ecided to
Why d
o y
ou thin
k J
ust
inia
n d
ecided to
refo
rm R
om
an law
when h
e d
id?
refo
rm R
om
an law
when h
e d
id?
��W
hy d
o y
ou thin
k the J
ust
inia
n C
ode
Why d
o y
ou thin
k the J
ust
inia
n C
ode
last
ed s
o long?
last
ed s
o long?
JUSTINIAN C
ODE
JUSTINIAN C
ODE
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
EM
PRESS T
HEODORA
EM
PRESS T
HEODORA
��Ju
stin
ian
Just
inia
n’’ s w
ife
s w
ife
��Extrem
ely
influential and p
ow
erful
Extrem
ely
influential and p
ow
erful
��M
et w
ith fore
ign e
nvoys
Met w
ith fore
ign e
nvoys
��W
rote
fore
ign leaders
Wro
te fore
ign leaders
��Help
ed influence
law
sHelp
ed influence
law
s
��Aid
ed h
usb
and in q
uench
ing
Aid
ed h
usb
and in q
uench
ing
a rebellion
a rebellion
��532
532-- N
ika R
ebellion, pg. 303
Nik
a R
ebellion, pg. 303
of te
xtb
ook
of te
xtb
ook
PUBLIC W
ORKS
PUBLIC W
ORKS
��Launch
ed p
ublic
build
ing p
rogra
mLaunch
ed p
ublic
build
ing p
rogra
m
��Rebuilt
fortifications
of Const
antinople
Rebuilt
fortifications
of Const
antinople
��W
alls
, bridges,
roads,
monast
eries,
churc
hes,
W
alls
, bridges,
roads,
monast
eries,
churc
hes,
law
courts,
hosp
itals, sc
hools
law
courts,
hosp
itals, sc
hools
��M
ost
fam
ous
const
ruct
ion:
Most
fam
ous
const
ruct
ion:
��Hagia
Hagia
Sophia
(Sophia
(““ H
oly
Wisdom
Holy
Wisdom
””in
Gre
ek)
in G
reek)
INDEPENDENT R
EADING
INDEPENDENT R
EADING
��W
hat Li
fe W
as
Like
When R
om
e R
ule
d the W
orld: The
What Li
fe W
as
Like
When R
om
e R
ule
d the W
orld: The
Rom
an E
mpire, 100 B
.C.
Rom
an E
mpire, 100 B
.C. --A.D
. 200
A.D
. 200
Tim
e L
ife E
ditors
Tim
e L
ife E
ditors
Tim
e L
ife, 1997 (192 p
ages)
Tim
e L
ife, 1997 (192 p
ages)
��Byz
antium
: The D
eclin
e a
nd F
all
Byz
antium
: The D
eclin
e a
nd F
all
John J
uliu
s Norw
ich
John J
uliu
s Norw
ich
Knopf, 1
996
Knopf, 1
996
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