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The Byzantine Empire
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Constantinople
• 330: the Emperor Constantine moved capital from Rome to Byzantium
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Constantinople (continued)• It was easy to defend • it lay at the crossroads of many sea and
overland trade routes linking east and west
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Constantinople (continued)• It was surrounded
by water on three sides and fortified by miles of walls.
• A large chain protected the mouth of its harbor.
• The city had a sewer system, hospitals, homes for the elderly, and orphanages
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Constantinople (continued)• Life in Constantinople
was more advanced than in western Europe.
• The city’s language and culture were Greek, but traders and visitors spoke many languages.
• Many people lived in poverty.
• Most people attended chariot races.
• The emperor gave bread to the unemployed, who did public works in exchange.
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The Reign of Justinian I• Justinian plans to flee during Nika riots, his wife,
Theodora, convinces the emperor to stay and fight. • He rebuilt the city after the Nika riots.• He improved Constantinople by building new bridges,
public baths, parks, roads, hospitals and the Hagia Sophia
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The Reign of Justinian I (cont.)• Justinian revised
outdated and confusing laws.
• He created a systematic body of law.
• Justinian Code becomes the basis for many legal codes in the Western world.
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The Eastern Orthodox Church• The Byzantine Empire was a theocracy. The church
and state was combined into one all-powerful body. • The emperor was believed to be both the head of the
government and the living representative of Jesus Christ
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The Eastern Orthodox Church (cont.)• Most people attended church regularly and
received sacraments at every stage of their lives.
• Monasteries and convents cared for the poor and sick.
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Church Hierarchy
• Emperor• Patriarch of
Constantinople• Patriarch• Priest
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Christianity
LiturgySaintsLeaderIconsPriests
Catholic ChurchLatinYesPopeYesCannot Marry
Orthodox ChurchGreekYesEmperorYesCan Marry
Cathedrals
Center/Capital
Shaped like cross and pointy Rome
Square with domes
Constantinople
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Conflict Between East and West
• 730, Emperor Leo III believed people were worshiping icons and ordered them destroyed.
• Pope Gregory III excommunicated the emperor.
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Conflict Between East and West (cont.)
• 800, Pope crowns Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor. This outraged the Byzantines, who felt they were the rightful rulers of the Roman Empire
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• In 1054 a schism, or formal division, resulted from the pope excommunicating the patriarch of Constantinople and the patriarch excommunicating a Catholic cardinal.
- The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church become two separate Christian Churches
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