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The Middle Ages
The Byzantine Empire
Western Rome fell, but Eastern Rome was flourishing economically.
Eastern Rome- Byzantine Empire.
Capital of Byzantine Empire- Constantinople
(Modern Day Istanbul)
Justinian(527-565)
• Came to power as Western Rome Fell.• Ruled Eastern
Rome jointly with his wife, Theodora.
Accomplishments of Justinian
• Justinian’s Code•Built Hagia Sophia•Rebuilt Constantinople
Justinian’s Code• Wanted to organize laws from Ancient
Rome.• 12 Tables• Collected old laws, and added new laws
to give more rights to his people.• Example: Innocent until proven guilty.• Had a lasting impact, even until today.
Codified Law???•What does codified law
mean?•Why did Justinian pull all of
the laws together?•What are laws for?
Hagia Sophia - “Holy Wisdom”• Ordered to be built by Justinian• Previous church was destroyed by riots.• Now serves as a museum.
Rebuilding of the City• After a fire and riots
destroyed the city, Justinian was determined to restore Roman glory.
• Improvements included: roads bridges, cisterns, courts, schools, and hospitals.
Justinian’s Rule• Autocrat- sole ruler
with with complete authority
• Power over Empire and the church.
• Deemed as Christ’s co-ruler on Earth.
• Control was shared with his wife, Theodora
• Strong military• While the economy of
the western Roman Empire struggled, the Byzantine Empire was in good shape.
• Byzantine grows away from Rome because of different church practices and other outside influences.
The Church SPLITS!Byzantine Christianity• Greek• Emperor has most
authority• Priests could
marry• Divorce was
allowed
Roman Christianity• Latin• Pope had most
authority• Priests were
celibate• No divorce
The Great Schism (1054)Split between Western and Eastern Churches.
Western = Roman = RomeEastern= Orthodox = Constantinople
Contributions of Byzantium
•Preserved Greco-Roman culture
Contributions of ByzantiumCyril and Methodius- Invented the Cyrillic Alphabet
Cyrillic Alphabet- made it possible to write the Bible in Slavic language
600’s- Arabs begin to attack, but Byzantine’s had a secret weapon: Greek Fire.
Stopped Muslim advance for hundreds of years, but in 11th century Turkish Muslims take over
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