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The Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire. The new empire in the East. Geography. Constantinople Location The Bosporus strait Trade Defense Walls Moat Peninsula. Geography and natural defenses. Economy and Politics. Byzantine Prosperity Trade (silk) Art (mosaics) Weapons (Greek Fire)

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The Byzantine Empire

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  1. The Byzantine Empire • The new empire in the East

  2. Geography • Constantinople • Location • The Bosporus strait • Trade • Defense • Walls • Moat • Peninsula

  3. Geography and natural defenses

  4. Economy and Politics • Byzantine Prosperity • Trade (silk) • Art (mosaics) • Weapons (Greek Fire) • The Relationship between church and state • East (Patriarch chosen by Emperor) • West (Pope chooses HRE)

  5. The Split between East and West • Christianity • Language • Ceremonies / Holy days • Iconoclasm • Married clergy • Who is in charge? • The Schism of 1054 • Eastern Orthodox Church • Pope and Patriarch excommunicated

  6. Justinian and Theodora (527-565) • Justinian's “Body of Civil Law” • Theodora (wife) • Rebuilt The Hagia Sophia • Re-Conquest of the West • autocrat

  7. The Hagia Sophia

  8. Justinian in the West

  9. The Byzantine Empire Besieged • By 631 had lost all of the land in the West • New threats (in the 7th century) will further shrink Byzantine holdings • Islam • Slavs in the Balkans • Vikings

  10. Byzantine Empire by 1050

  11. The Decline of the Byzantine Empire • Military decline • 1071 The Battle of Manzikert(Seljuk Turks) • Wiped out the entire Byzantine army • 1204: 4th Crusade took Constantinople • 1453: Ottoman Turks • MemhedII

  12. The West Language Latin Religion Education Economy Lifestyle Art/Architecture The East Language Greek Religion Education Economy Lifestyle Art/Architecture Latin West vs. the Byzantine East

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