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The Byzantine Empire, Russia,
and Eastern Europe
By Cameron Rasmus, Jack, Edge
Capitol: Constantinople -Heart of trade, located on the shores of
Bosporus guarded by three sides of water, Natural seaborne and land defenses defended from attack
Lands contained: North Africa, Italy, Southern Iberian Peninsula, Asia Minor, Egypt, Middle east
Byzantine: Geography
The City of Constantinople
Regions of The Byzantine Empire
330 Constantine founded Constantinople heart
of the Byzantine empire. 527 Justinian came into power. 529-565 Justinian's code of law is in power. 1054 the Church split 1040 The empire called upon the western
church to help fight the Seljuks and launch the first Crusade.
1204 The Western Church took over Constantinople
1261 The Byzantine empire took back Constantinople
1453 The Ottomans took over Constantinople renaming it Istanbul.
Byzantine: Timeline
The Byzantine Churches two sides argued over
indifferences 1054 The ban of worshipping icons such as
Jesus and mother mary was the tipping point between the churches
Split into the Western Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church was known as The Great Schism
Worship of icons were eventually reintroduced
Byzantine: Major Event
Corpus Julius Civilis “Body of Civil law” Helps
strengthen the empire. Justinian ruled as an Autocrat “Sole Ruler”. His
wife Theodora acted as his adviser. Bezant was a gold coin used for currency
helped strengthen the Economy. Trade routes created by Constantine
throughout Europe and Asia created the trade of: Silk-China, Wheat-Egypt, Gems-India, Spices- Southeast Asia.
Byzantine: Government and
Economy
King and queen in charge of the Empire Justinian used a special code of law to unify
the empire making him an autocrat. Military power was in full strength during
justinians reign. Industry and traders were below the king and
the military. Justinians wife acted as his advisor.
Social Structure and the Role of Women
There were two different main Christian churches,
the Eastern Orthodox Church, focused on Easter and Greek while the Western Catholic Church focused on Christmas and Latin.
Byzantine Christians rejected the Pope who was appointed by the Emperor.
The emperor used the western church to fight the Seljuks to protect Jerusalem sparking the Fourth Crusade.
Byzantine: Religion
532 AD riots and fires decimated
Constantinople Suffered attacks from Persians, slavs, vikings,
huns, turks. An emperor bans the worship of Icons and
graven images, causing a rift in the church. During the time Period the Seljuks captured
most of Asia Minor. Constantinople fell to the fourth crusade.
Cultural Interactions and Conflicts
Russia lies in Eurasian plane stretching from
Europe to china. Contains 3 Regions: Northern forest that
supplies lumber and fuel, fertile land for farmers in current Ukraine, southern steppe used for livestock.
Southern steppe with no natural barriers was used as a highway for trade.
Rivers in the land allowed for transportation like the Egyptian Nile.
Russia: Geography
800’s The Slavs settled in the 3 regions of
Russia 988 The Slavs were converted to the Eastern
Orthodox Church 1200 The Mongols conquered Russia 1480 Russian princes rebelled against the
Mongols 1547 Ivan the Terrible became the first Czar of
Russia
Russia: Timeline
Russia: Major Event
When Batu led the Mongols to conquer Russia, the armies were known as the Golden Horde
The Mongols burned down or raided any part of Russia they did not wish to rule
Russian Princes were allowed little power The Mongol rule lasted through the 1200’s to
the 1300’s
Slavic people were organized by individual clans. Thriving trade between the Byzantine empire
allowed the Byzantine empire to have influence in kiev a major trading station.
Yaroslavl setup the connection between religion and government.
Mongols took over most of Russia and reformed its laws. Royalty had to pay tribute.
Mongols absolute power influenced later Russian rulers to centralize government around their own power
Mongols cut off Western Europe well Europe was expanding
Russia: Government and Economy
Converted to Byzantine Christianity by Princes Olga in
1457 Ties to Byzantine history through Vladimir led to
Russians adopting byzantine Culture. Yaroslavl set up connections between state and
religion and added religious text into the code of law. Christianity from Russia was spread through Military. When Mongols invaded Russia they allowed the
Russian Orthodox church to continue practicing mistakenly allowing it to grow during the period.
Russia: Religion
The Czar had absolute power above all else he
was considered a god. Below him was the military and his advisers. Farmers, traders, slaves made up the lowest
structure.
Russia: Social structure and the role
of women
The Golden Horde (The Mongols) burns Kiev. Russian princes were made to pay tribute to
the Mongols. Some Russian rulers based their laws and
ideas off of Mongol rule. Over time the Russian Princes were able to
gain power and rebel against the mongols. During this period Ivan the Great establishes
Absolute power. Ivan the terrible during his reign became
unstable and killed people because of speculation.
Russia: Cultural Inter-actions and Conflicts