The Byzantine Empire Introduction Byzantine Conquest - Justinian Byzantine Government The Schism of Christianity Great Crossroads Icons & Iconoclastic Controversy Under what circumstances was Byzantium established? Define iconoclasm. Summarize Justinian’s achievements. Summarize the key products obtained through trade Summarize differences in beliefs and practices Evaluate the strengths and weakness of the Byzantine government. Successes Failures How did the Church try to resolve the issue? Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox North South East West
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The Byzantine Empire
Introduction Byzantine Conquest - Justinian Byzantine Government
The Schism of Christianity
Great Crossroads
Icons & Iconoclastic Controversy
Under what circumstances was Byzantium
established?
Define iconoclasm.
Summarize Justinian’s achievements.
Summarize the key products obtained
through trade
Summarize differences in beliefs and practices
Evaluate the strengths and weakness of the
Byzantine government.
Successes Failures
How did the Church try to resolve the issue?
Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox
North
South
EastWest
The Byzantine Empire
Introduction Byzantine Conquest - Justinian Byzantine Government
The Schism of Christianity
Great Crossroads
Icons & Iconoclastic Controversy What was the purpose of art for the Byzantines?
Why might “even the Mohammedans ” call them “idol
worshippers”?
What were the key influences on Byzantium? Explain the significance of Corpus iuris civilis.
Explain the geographic advantages
and disadvantages of the Byzantine
Empire.
Define “Basileus”:
Why is it significant that the term “Caesar” was not
used by the Byzantines?
What is the “iconoclastic controversy”?
Introduction
In 324 the Roman Emperor Constantine was very
concerned about the barbarian invasions, which
were literally at the gates of Rome. So
Constantine moved the Empire’s capital to a little
known Greek colony called Byzance.
As the Western Empire fell apart and disappeared in 476, the Eastern
Empire based in Byzance Constantinople survived until 1453. Byzance
became the great city of Constantinople.
The Eastern Empire or Byzantium founded a rich culture based on the
Greek traditions and Christianity. Byzantium has also left us its own story
thanks to one of its greatest writers, The greatest of Byzantine writers was
the historian Anna Comnena, the daughter of the emperor Alexius.