Byzantine Empire

1. CNN STUDENT NEWS

2. 5 QUESTION QUIZ
1. Why was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
moved to Constantinople?
2. What is a frontier?
3. What is the “seat” of an Empire?
4. How did Justinian simplify Roman Law?
5. How did Justinian expand the Byzantine Empire?

3. 5 QUESTION QUIZ
1. Why was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire moved to
Constantinople? PROTECTION, MILITARY, ECONOMIC, AND
POLITICAL REASONS
2. What is a frontier? AN UNSETTLED LAND
3. What is the “seat” of an Empire? WHERE THE GOVERNMENT
IS LOCATED
4. How did Justinian simplify Roman Law? HE CODIFIED THE 12
TABLES
5. How did Justinian expand the Byzantine Empire? HE
RECONQUERED LOST TERRITORIES

4. ClassFlow

5. The Byzantine Empire
Religion
and
Culture

6. The religion of the
Byzantine Empire

7. Byzantine religion
• The cultural and
political differences
between the Eastern
and Western Roman
Empire weakened the
unity of the Christian
Church and lead to its
division.

8. The eastern church
• Centered in Constantinople
• Close to the seat of power
• Used Greek language in the
liturgy
• The way or form a worship
service is conducted

9. The western church
• Centered in Rome
• Farther from the seat of
power
• Used Latin in the liturgy

10. Division between western and
eastern churches
• The west fell under the
authority of the Pope
• The east fell under the
authority of the
Patriarch
Pope Benedict XVI Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

11. Byzantine religion
• The religion of the
eastern church became
known as Greek
Orthodox Christianity

12. The culture of the
byzantine empire

13. Byzantine culture 1
• Greek Orthodox
Christianity and
imperial patronage
enabled the Byzantine
Empire to develop a
unique style of art and
architecture.

14. Byzantine culture 2
• Greek and Roman
traditions were
preserved in the
Byzantine Empire
• Hippodrome races,
aqueducts, etc.

15. Byzantine Imperial Library
• Greek and Roman
knowledge was
preserved in Byzantine
libraries
• The Imperial Library of
Constantinople stood
for almost 1,000 years
• Most of the items in the
library was destroyed by
the Ottoman's in 1453

16. Byzantine Arts 1
• Inspiration for
Byzantine Art was
provided by Christian
religion and imperial
power
• Icons (religious images)

17. Byzantine Art 2
• Mosaics were found in
public and religious
structures
• Mosaics are created by
arranging small colored
tiles into a design

18. Byzantine Architecture
• The Hagia Sophia, a
Byzantine domed
church, was built in
Constantinople
• Architects still study the
dome and its
construction

19. Byzantine Language
• They adopted the
Greek language in the
east while Latin
remained dominant in
the west.

20. MOSAICS
• Create your own person
mosaic.
• Use Photoshop
• Your main photo must be
a picture of you!
• Use Photos that show
your interest, family,
friends, places, etc
• Use at least 20 photos
• Final save and submit as
a JPEG file
• https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=Iyh3OVZ560
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