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Unit 7 The Emergence of New Empires 
Chapter 21 The Byzantine Empire
330 A.D. - 1455 A.D.

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Day 1
Topic  Map Byzantine Empire under Justinian                         
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
atlas.gif (474 bytes) Altlas of World History

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Altlas of World History p. 46

Pencil.gif (1165 bytes)Growth & Decline of the Byzantine Empire  25

 
Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Map Byzantine Empire under Justinian
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Day 2
Topic    21-1 Constaninople
Objective
Explain how Byzantine Empire survived and prospered for 1,000 years.
Discuss why Constaninople was important to the empire.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) Vocabulary
Relics: valued holy objects from the past

 Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) People to Know
Constantine I: his rule helped ensure the eastward spread of Christianity

 Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) Places to Locate
Constantinople: capital of the Byzantine Empire
Black Sea:
Aegean Sea:

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Section 21-1 Constantinople pp. 317-319
Resources
Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Byzantine Empire

 

Day 3
Topic  21-2 Justinian
Objective
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) Vocabulary
Theology: study of religion
Dowry: wealth she brought with her when she was married
Mosaics: pictures made up of  many bits of colored glass or stone
Greek Fire: a chemical mixture that ignited when it came into contact with water

Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) People to Know
Justinian I: redid law code, building program
Theodora: wife of Justinian, got women more rights, advisor during rebellion
Belisarius: reorganized and led Byzantine army

Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) Places to Locate
Macedonia:
Hagia Sophia: church "Holy Wisdom", religious center of the Byzantine Empire

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Section 21-2 Justinian I pp. 320-324
Theodora
Law and Public Works
Conquest

Note02.gif (247 bytes) Justinian Code
Digest: decisions of great Roman jurists
Institutes: textbook for law students
Novels: actual edicts issued by Justinian
Codex: collection of statutes and principles

crayon0a.gif (328 bytes) Theodora Mosaic Art Piece
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Day 4
Topic 21-3 The Church   
Objective
Describe the Eastern Orthodox Church and the role it played in the bzyantine Empire.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) Vocabulary
Patriarch:leader of the church in Constantinople
Metropolitan: church officials in charge of the empire's important areas
Icons: religious images

 Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) People to Know
Emperor Leo III: 726 ordered that icons could no not be used in religious worship

readme.gif (1442 bytes) Section 21-3 The Church pp. 324-326
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Day 5
Topic    21-4 Decline of the Empire
Objective
Summarize causes of the decline of the Bzyantine Empire.
State Goals
Classwork-Homework
Chalkboard.gif (3590 bytes) Vocabulary
readme.gif (1442 bytes) Section 21-4 Decline of the Empire pp. 326-328
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Topic    
Objective
State Goals
Classwork/ Homework
Resources

 

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BYZANTINE EMPIRE
 Pencil.gif (1165 bytes) Byzantium TimeLine 700 BC to 1600 AD
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) A Brief Summary of Byzantine History
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) ByzNet Site dedicated to the study of the Byzantine Empire, or later Roman Empire.
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) The Byzantine Empire    
CLOTHING
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) Clothes of the Byzantine
 Earth.gif (6650 bytes) History of Clothing
CONSTANTINOPLE
 Note02.gif (247 bytes) Fall of Constantinople, 1453

 

305 AD Constantine became co-emperor of Rome.
324 AD Constantine becomes sole ruler of Rome.
Accepts Christianity.
330 AD

Constantinople becomes capital of Roman Empire
337 AD Constantine dies.
Sons of Constantine rule
  Julian, a general, rules
  Series of other emperors
430 AD Roman Empire in the west fell.
527 AD Justinian, a Macedonian, rules Byzantine Emoire
532 AD Theodora, Justinian's wife, convinces husband to fight rebellion.
Rebels were trapped and 300,000 killed.
542 AD Plague strikes Constantinople.
Killed 10,000 people a day. By end of summer 300,000 had died.
700 AD Byzantine Empire reduced to Greek territories.
Now had one religion, one language, and one culture.
726 AD

Emperor Leo III bans icons
1054AD

Eastern Ortodox and Roman Catholic churches separate.
1100s AD Empire's borders were safe, not as many soldiers needed.
1453 AD Turkish armies capture Constantinople.

 

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