Transcript Early Byzantine Empire

Early Byzantine Empire
Essential Question
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What were main characteristics of the
Byzantine Empire.
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Sprawling Empire
Justinian Legal Code
Public Works
What is Byzantine?
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Rome splits into east and west.
West falls to invaders and east becomes Byzantine.
Justinian I
527-565
 Rebuilt Rome
 Justinian Code
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Code lasted 900 years
 Wrote down laws in 12 tables
 Laws published in NOVELS
 Covered private and government arenas
Built the Hagia Sophia: Famous Church
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Move to Women’s Rights
Theodora is Empress.
 Appears on laws that were passed
 Women’s rights protected in laws
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More Theodora
Constantinople
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Trade center between
Europe and southwest
Asia
Hagia Sophia, The
Mese (Farmer’s
Market), and
Hippodrome
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Christianity Splits
With a West and East of Rome Christianity
became the main religion.
 Different cities and regions led to
exposure to different ideas.
 Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox
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Roman Catholic
Services are in Latin
 Pope has authority over bishops, kings
and emperors
 Priests can’t marry
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Eastern Orthodox
Services are in Greek
 Patriarch and other bishops head church
 Emperor is leader over all religious leaders
 Priests can marry
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Shared Traits
Faith is based on Bible and Jesus
 Use sacraments such as baptism
 Religious leaders are priests and bishops
 Seek to convert
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Disputes and Icons
Popes and Byzantine Emperors clashed
 In 730, Emperor Leo banned Icons and
Pope excommunicated Leo.
 In 1504, differences led to a schism.
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