Do Now

• For each war, list who fought and circle who won.

• Example: Revolutionary War – US and Britain

• 1. Peloponnesian War

• 2. Persian War

• 3. Punic Wars

The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire had an influence that had an influence that

would T.O.U.C.H. Russiawould T.O.U.C.H. Russia

A little background• Slavic = The Slavic

peoples are a linguistic and ethnic branch of Indo-European peoples. Slavic peoples are traditionally divided along linguistic lines into West Slavic (including Czechs, Poles and Slovaks), East Slavic (including Belarusians, Russians, Ukrainians, and Rusyns), and South Slavic (including Bosnians, Bulgarians, Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenians).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Slavic_languages.jpg

TTrade routes between the Black

Sea and the Baltic Sea• Eastern Slavs lived

along trading route between Black and Baltic Seas, known as Varangian Route.

• This route also let Vikings join Slavs

• Viking warriors become protectors of Slavs and establish capital at Kiev.

http://www.lietuvos.net/istorija/vikingai/vikingai_ok_files/image002.jpg

OOrthodox Christianity adopted by rthodox Christianity adopted by

Russia and much of Eastern EuropeRussia and much of Eastern Europe• Control of Eastern

Orthodox Church goes to Slavs in 1453 after Ottoman conquest and fall of Constantinople.

• Slavs borrow from Byzantines for religion, law, and culture.

• Slavic influences still seen today in Russian architecture and art.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/St_Basils_Cathedral-500px.jpg

Vladimir and the Conversion of Russia

• Vladimir – leader of Kievan Rus (earliest name for people living in modern day Russia)

• Sends people out to observe different religions. • Observers only impressed with Eastern Orthodoxy,

they were very impressed by Constantinople.• Based on this, Vladimir names Eastern Orthodoxy

official religion of territory.

Orthodox Churches in Red

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CCyril adapts the Greek alphabet to yril adapts the Greek alphabet to

Slavic languages. (Cyrillic Alphabet)Slavic languages. (Cyrillic Alphabet)• Byzantine monks traditionally

spread Christianity.• Most famous was Cyril,

traveled Slavic regions of Eastern Europe.

• Gained followers and made major contribution of Cyrillic alphabet.

• Most Slavs were illiterate so he designed an alphabet based on Greek and their language.

• Cyrillic alphabet – based loosely on Greek alphabet; still used in parts of Europe .

HHeavenly architecture and eavenly architecture and

religious artreligious art

http://www.photoatlas.com/pics01/pictures_of_greece_16.html

Greek Orthodox Church Bulgarian Orthodox Church

http://www.gonomad.com/destinations/0507/images/bulgaria-castle.jpg

Russian Orthodox Church

http://www.russiablog.org/MoskvaChristtheSaviorCathedral.jpghttp://www.vagocathedral.org/

Greek Orthodox in Richmond

The Hagia Sophia

http://members.fortunecity.com/fstav1/agsofia4.jpg

Roman Catholic Church

http://www.starcitypunk.com/gallery/Other%20photos/Roanoke/st_andrews.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Notre_Dame_Cathedral_-_Paris.jpg/450px-Notre_Dame_Cathedral_-_Paris.jpg

http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~pmeerw/BG/NY/pictures/St_Patricks.jpg

The end of the Byzantine Empire

• Byzantine Empire continues until Ottomans (Turks) sack Constantinople in 1453.

• Byzantine culture is prominate throughout Eastern Europe and Russia.

ReflectionReflection

• After learning about the Byzantine impact on Russia and Eastern Europe, why is it important the culture was spread to Russia and Eastern Europe?