1. The Byzantine Empire
World History

2. Maps
Please pick up both map handouts from the front of the room and get a textbook.

3. World Map Find and label
European
Map:
Copy the map
of the
Roman Empire
on p. 153
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Caribbean Sea
Africa
India
Australia
Indonesia
United States
England (Britain, United Kingdom)
Mexico
Cuba
South America
Arabian Peninsula
Europe
China
Japan

4. Copy the chart “Multiple Causes” Fall of the Roman Empire”
Textbooks: Pp
Look at the “Life in a Roman Villa”
Answer the 2 questions in “Connect to today”
Pp. 174
Copy the chart “Multiple Causes” Fall of the Roman Empire”

5. Outline of the Roman Empire
After conquering Etruscans: From around 300 BCE, Rome began to grow in political importance.
Within 300 Years it had unified the whole Mediterranean into one empire.
Intellectually, Rome was dominated by Greece, but its genius was in statecraft and law.
Will go from Republic – to Empire – to 2 Empires – then will 476 C.E.

6. The half of the Roman Empire that survived
Byzantine Empire
The half of the Roman Empire that survived

7. Read “The Eastern Empire survives”
Writing Assignment
Read “The Eastern Empire survives”
Think about the development of the Eastern empire.
Write: Answer the prompts as thoroughly as you can.

9. Atlas work.
Using the atlas on the counter, answer the worksheet about the Byzantine Empire (ignore the backside about China)
Read “The Vision” and answer the following questions:
1. What did Constantine believe about his vision?
2. Approximately how long after his vision did Constantine grant freedom of religion to Christians?
3. How Christians might have felt about the Edict of Milan.?
4.Did Christians trust the emperor’s new policy? Why or why not?
5. How might the new policy affect their lives?
6. How might Christians feel about the government’s past actions?

10. 1. Have the work from last week out – spot check.
Video Worksheet
1. Have the work from last week out – spot check.
Turn in “The Eastern Empire survives” and “The Vision” Make sure your name is on it!!!!!
2. Please fill out the worksheet as you watch “Engineering an Empire: The Byzantines”

11. Terms/People to know for Quiz
Constantine
Constantinople
New Rome
Justinian
Theodora
Justinian’s Code
Justinian’s Plague
Hagia Sophia

12. Class work/ Homework Read “Place: Constantinople”
There are a variety of activities and questions to be answered in this packet.
Please complete all sections of the packet by tomorrow.

13. Writing Assignments:
1. Read The Byzantine Empire Answer the 2 questions using complete sentences.
2. Read Justinian’s Conquest and answer the 3 questions using complete sentences; and Justinian’s Code v. Present Laws. Answer the 6 questions using complete sentences.
3. Read Hagia Sophia. Answer the 3 questions using complete sentences.

14. Writing Assignment after Quiz
Read “Theodora, Woman of Will”
Answer the 3 questions on the handout using complete sentences.

16. Group Poster Project
Using yesterday’s handout “Theodora, woman of will” and today’s handout “The Empress Irene”, create a T- Chart or a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting the two rulers.
Posters should have a title, the graphic organizer, and your names on the back.
Theodora
Irene
Theodora
Irene

17. The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the old Roman Empire.
Long after Rome fell (476 A.D.) under the Germanic invaders, Byzantium continued in Constantinople.
Byzantine, Russian, and Turkish cultures develop, while Christian and Islamic societies fight over religious issues and territory.
The Byzantine Empire lasted over years, from the 400s until the Empire’s fall to the Ottoman Turks in

18. One outstanding emperor was Justinian and he ruled from 527– 565 A.D..
His reign saw great Byzantine expansion across North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and even southern Spain.
He wanted to restore the empire to its former Roman glory.
His reign was one of the last that still used Latin as the official royal language.
Greek became the new language.

19. New Laws for the Empire
Justinian seeks to revise and update laws for governing the empire
Justinian Code—new set of laws consisting of four main parts
Code regulates much of Byzantine life; lasts for 900 years
Creating the Imperial Capital
Justinian launches program to beautify capital, Constantinople
Byzantines preserve Greco-Roman culture and learning
Constructs new buildings; builds magnificent church, Hagia Sophia

20. Built the Church of the Hagia Sophia.
Justinian oversaw the construction of a great church in the city that would to be the shining example of Byzantine architecture.
Built the Church of the Hagia Sophia.
(Hagia Sophia translates from the Greek as Holy Wisdom.)
(The building measures 250 feet by 235 feet and features a great dome measuring 107 feet across and peaking at a height of 185 feet.
The building took five years to complete with 10,000 men working on it. Inside, the great church was adorned with marble, elaborate columns, intricate mosaics, and gold.)

22. Mosaic depicting Justinian (left) presenting model of church of Hagia Sophia to the Virgin Mary. Constantine to the right presents her with a model of Constantinople

23. The Plague of Justinian
Constantinople’s Hectic Pace
City becomes trading hub with major marketplace
Giant Hippodrome offers chariot races and other entertainment
Racing fans start riots in 532; government restores order violently
Empress Theodora—powerful wife and adviser to Justinian
Years of Turmoil
Justinian dies in 565; empire faces many crises after his death
The Plague of Justinian
Bubonic plague repeatedly sweeps empire; kills many residents

24. Attacks from East and West
Byzantium faces attacks from many different groups
Empire survives through bribery, diplomacy, and military power
Constantinople falls in 1453; brings an end to Byzantine Empire
A Religious Split
Christianity develops differently in Eastern and Western Roman Empires
Two churches disagree over many issues, including use of icons
Icons are religious images used to aid in prayer
Leading bishop of Eastern Christianity known as patriarch
In the West, pope excommunicated emperor— banished him from the Church

25. A Religious Split
Pope and patriarch excommunicate each other over religious doctrines
Eastern and Western churches officially split in 1054
West—Roman Catholic Church; East—Orthodox Church
Byzantine Missionaries Convert the Slavs
Eastern Orthodox missionaries seek to convert northern peoples, Slavs
Missionaries create Cyrillic alphabet—basis of many Slavic languages
Alphabet enables many groups to read the Bible