Byzantine Origins
(330-1453) The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E.
Byzantine Empire
Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
Religious Hierarchy of Eastern Orthodox church was set up similarly to which religion
Roman Catholic Church
Two main causes that continued the decline of the Byzantine Empire
Plagues and invasions
The Byzantine Empire would connect the Mediterranean to the East via this trading network
The Silk Road
Byzantine emperor (527-565) noted for his short-lived reconquest of much of the former western Roman Empire and for his codification of Roman law
Emperor Justinian I
Compilation of the complex system of Roman laws; became the system of laws for the Byzantine Empire
Code of Justinian
Ancient Greek city where Constantinople was built
Byzantium
A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351
The Black Death
The 3 forms of migration from the East portion of the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire
Boats/ships, camels, and caravans
The first major setback of the Byzantine Empire, which caused its temporary contraction and exhaustion (602-628)
Byzantine-Sassanid War
Churches from the East and West that disagreed on many points
East and West Schism
When was the fall of the Byzantine Empire, which was a result of plagues, rebellions and invasions
1453 CE
Ancient-day Sassanid Empire
Persia
Modern-day Byzantine Empire
Istanbul, Turkey
One main similarity that Western Europe and Byzantine Empire was similar
Spreading Roman culture (ex. Religion like Christianity)
This Empire took over Constantinople in 1453 after the Byzantine Empire went through decades of invasions, plagues, and civil wars making weak
The Turkish Muslim Ottoman Empire
The Cathedral (Church) in Constantinople, built by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian
Hagia Sophia
Missionaries that spread throughout eastern Europe (Kievan Rus and Slavic areas) to convert them to Eastern Orthodox
Cyril and Methodius
Even though Mr. Herrera doesn’t expect gifts from his students, there is one type of gift he would REALLY appreciate if given to him
Dress socks