  Students take five minutes and write down everything that you remember form 6 th grade about the Roman Empire.  Such As:  People  Places  Lifestyle.

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  Students take five minutes and write down everything that you remember form 6 th grade about the Roman Empire.  Such As:  People  Places  Lifestyle  Historical events What do you Know?

 How did Rome fall?  Size  1 million square miles  Economy  Tax Inflation  Barter  Leaders  Weak  Could not maintain control  Outside Invaders  Germanic Tribes

  Diocletian (284)  Enacted an Absolute Monarch.  Divided empire into 2 parts  Eastern Part- Diocletian  Western Part- Appointed Ruler  Forced a rigid order  All sons had to follow in their fathers footsteps  Peasants where tied to the land they farmed  Increased the Army, defense was the most important to the Empire.  New Tax System raised the money for the Government. Who tried to save the Empire?

  Constantine (312)  Continued Diocletian's strict state controlled society.  Supported Christianity and made it the Empire’s National Religion.  Moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople.  Fought of the Huns from invading the Roman Empire. Who tried to save the Empire?

 The Fall and Legacy of Rome Cause  Rulers after 200 BCE Very weak.  Economic Hardships (Taxes could not be paid and government suffer.)  Social Unrest and insecurity Effect  In the West - Central Authority disappeared and creation of smaller Kingdoms on the boarders.  In the East - Maintenances of the Roman Empire from Constantinople.

  Existed from  Capital Constantinople.  Located on the Bosporus Strait  Became a world trade center. Connected Asia and Europe.  Protected from invaders by the sea and high cliffs. Byzantine Empire

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  Ruled  Dreamed of restoring the old Roman Empire.  Completed major Reforms of the legal system (Justinian Code) Justinian

 Theodora  Wife of Justinian  Played a major role in gaining legal systems for women’s rights  Women could know own land, widows kept husbands land.

  The Greens (Lower Class) and The Blues (Upper Class) revolted against Justinian.  Justinian wanted to run Theodora forced him to stand and fight.  Justinian Won and put down all following revolts. Nika Revolt

  Center of Byzantine Life was: Christianity and Emperor.  Emperor was priest and king  Greek official language  Art was created by Mosaics Byzantine Culture

  700’s the use of Icons was called into question.  726: Pope Leo III made Icons forbidden in the Roman Catholic Church  1054 Official Split of Churches  Orthodox Christian- Greek Language, Icons, and Emperor was in Charge.  Roman Catholic Church- Latin Language, No Icons, and Pope Controlled. Ultimate Conflict with the Church