Byzantine Art & Culture

WHI 7c

BYZANTINE ART & ARCHITECTURE

The Byzantines were inspired by the Christian religion and the need to project imperial power Icons- Eastern Orthodox works of art depicted a religious image

BYZANTINE ART & ARCHITECTURE

Mosaics- Byzantine art found in public & religious structures

BYZANTINE ART & ARCHITECTURE

Hagia Sophia: -Byzantine domed church -built by Justinian in Constantinople -later becomes a mosque(Islamic place of worship) when the city is conquered by the Ottomans

BYZANTINE CULTURE

-The culture of the Byzantine Empire was GRRREEK! -Greek language spoken in the East -Greek Orthodox Christianity -Greek & Roman knowledge preserved in libraries

IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT

Create your own mosaic or icon that symbolizes something or someone that is influential in your own life. You may use colored pencils or crayons.