constantinople once called ________________ constantine renamed it _____ ______. citizens renamed...
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Constantinople• Once called ________________
• Constantine renamed it _____ ______.
• Citizens renamed “City of Constantine,” capital of the later Roman and Byzantine Empires
• C__________- Roman Emperor 300s AD– Stopped persecution of ___________. (Edict of (Edict of
Milan*)Milan*)– Why?– Moved capital from Rome to Constantinople
Key Location for T_______
Located on the __________ __________– ______- narrow passage that links two bodies of water– Links Europe and Asia
• Goods came into city from all directions• Byzantines taxed all goods passing through city
(preventing from going to ___________)• Became center of trade w/ rich diversity of people,
goods, and ideas • As Constantinople thrives; Western Rome Falls
– 476- last Roman Emperor thrown out476- last Roman Emperor thrown out Germanic/Barbaric chief takes power
The Age of Justinian• Great Byzantine Emperor; came from poor family• Named “Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus”
» (no you will not need to know how to spell that)
– Adopted by uncle, Emperor Justin
• Ruled 527- 565 AD• Married a peasant –T____________
Empress T________»Advised J_______ on major decisions»Improved women’s rights and laws
protecting women»Riots: Inspired Justinian to build the
___________ ____________
Empress T________
»Advised J_______ on major decisions
»Improved women’s rights and laws protecting women
»Riots: Inspired Justinian to build the Hagia Sophia
Age of Justinian
• Justinian’s C_ _ _• Organized collection & explanation of Roman
laws used by the Byzantine Empire• Byzantine Culture
– Blended G_ _ _ _, R_ _ _ _, & C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ influences
– Byzantines preserved works of Ancient Greece and Rome that are used to spark Renaissance
• Empire declined after Justinian’s death
A Religious Dispute
• Most Byzantines were C___________
• Beliefs of Roman and Byzantine Christians grew apart1. Rome: Pope Constantinople: 4 Patriarchs
Byzantine Patriarch outlawed the use of IconsI_____- paintings of saints and holy figures that
Christians prayed to2. Pope Leo IX & Patriarch Michael Cerularius
excommunicatedexcommunicated each other 3. Language
• West: L _ _ _ _ East: G _ _ _ _
4. GeographyWhy?
Religious DisputesReligious Disputes
• The Schism-The Schism- split in the Christian Church in 1054 that created 2 forms of Christianity
1. The Roman Catholic Church in the West with the ________ as the leader
2. The Eastern Orthodox Church in the East with the _____________ as the leaders
A Second Golden Age
• (900-1000: Byzantines experienced a final period of greatness)
• Basil II- – ruled at this time– militant leader– worked for the middle class citizens greatest leader since
Justinian
• (Trade was good, population increased, strong period of creativity, Empire gained back some lost
territory)
The Fall of ConstantinopleThe Fall of Constantinople
• 1100- Turks had taken Asia Minor
• 1171- Trade war w/ Venice
• 1200s- Christian Crusaders attacked and ran the city
• 1261- Byzantines took control back
• 1453- Constantinople finally fell to the 1453- Constantinople finally fell to the Turks *******************Turks *******************