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The Byzantine Empire The Eastern
Roman Empire began to develop independently from the fall western empire.
The Byzantine Empire was formed from the Eastern Roman Empire
Location, Location, Location The Eastern Roman Empire was
located far from the Germanic invasions in the west.
Located in on a peninsula were the Mediterranean sea and the black sea meet
The silk road pass through
The Byzantine Empire
The Roman Empire official split in 395 B.C.
Byzantine emperor saw themselves as Roman Emperors
Justinian the Conquer Decided to re-conquer the Western
roman Empire from the Barbarians Won nearly all of the territory once held
by Rome Called himself the new Caesar
Justinian Code Created a panel of legal experts to
combine Roman law and Legal opinions into one body of work. Called the Justinian code Divided into four parts
Justinian code cont. The Code
Contained 5,000 roman laws The Digest
Quoted and summarized opinions of Roman legal thinkers
The Institute Textbook that told law students how to use
the laws The Novellae
For new laws
Agenda
Journal Lecture- the church and Influence of
the Byzantine Empire Activity- worksheet
Homework Study Guide
The Eastern Church Built its heritage on the works of the
early church fathers Uses the Greek language Bishop of Constantinople was a
patriarch Leading bishop Bows down to the emperor (close to
power)
The Western Church Located in Rome ( far from power) Uses the Latin Language Bishop of Rome is called the Pope
The Divide In 1054 the Pope and patriarch
excommunicated each other over a religious doctrine
Churches officially splits
Saint Cyril
Worked with the Slavs in the 9th century Invented an alphabet for the Slav
language Able to read the bible in their own
language Cyrillic alphabet
Used in Russia today
Trading 9th century the Slavs began trading
with Constantinople Absorb the Greek culture Russian Culture today is a mix of
Slavic and Greek traditions.