1. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE ALSO CALLED
Remnants of the Eastern Roman Empire
Saw themselves as heirs of Rome’s great power.
Culture: Hellenistic (Greek) )

2. Best Known Ruler:
Justinian –
tries to retake the west
the Justinian Code (laws)
Stable government
Haiga Sofia

3. Capital: Constantinople –
Capital: Constantinople – World class city Haiga Sophia – Church Hippodrome – Arena – held ,000 people for chariot races, etc. Great Universities

4. Location: on the Bosporus – Crossroads of trade
Well-protected: Cliffs on 3 sides- 3 walls 5’ to 75’
Eastern lands shrink – Constantinople lasts until 1453 CE

5. Religion: Christianity
1054 CE - The Big Split in Christianity
(“schism”)
Eastern
Western
Leader
Patriarch
Pope
Independent from Gov. no
yes
Allows Icons
eventually
Language of church
local
Latin
Priest allowed to marry

6. Eastern Church = Eastern Orthodox. Church (Correct belief)
**Eastern Church = Eastern Orthodox Church (Correct belief) **Western Church = Roman Catholic Church (Universal)   ICONS: Small religious art objects ICONOCLASTS: People against Icons EXCOMMUNICATION: Tossed out of the Religion HERETICS: People who hold beliefs different than church teachings

7. SLAVS & TURKS INFLUENCED BY EMPIRES
Byzantine Empire and Slavs were at war for years
Missionaries had Slavic converts
Cyril – Byzantine monk, created alphabet for the Slavs to use (for reading the Bible).
Cyrillic Alphabet used in several Slavic languages (Russian)).

8. RUSSIA
People originally from Scandinavia, settled in Kiev.
989 AD–Vladimir accepts (Eastern Orthodox) Christianity for “Rus”
Religion, culture, and architecture patterned after Byzantine Empire (later Russia saw herself as the 3rd Rome)

9. TURKS Turks were at war with Islamic armies
Joined Islamic faith, but take over Baghdad (and become rulers).
Ottoman Turks took over, attacked Constantinople
Under Muhammad II, Ottoman Turks took Constantinople on
May 28, 1453 – finally Rome had totally fallen