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warm up: 11 – 8 - 10

warm up: 11 – 8 - 10. Find the answers to the following 7 test questions. Write out the entire sentence with the correct answer in your notebook. Use your Rome book & your table. 3, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20. grade report sheet. sign and return tomorrow for 5 pts .

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warm up: 11 – 8 - 10

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  1. warm up: 11 – 8 - 10 • Find the answers to the following 7 test questions. Write out the entire sentence with the correct answer in your notebook. Use your Rome book & your table. • 3, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20

  2. grade report sheet • sign and return tomorrow for 5 pts. • any make-up work must be completed by Friday 11/12 to change your progress report grade • There will be 3 grades this week that will also go on the progress report grade

  3. New unit: Dark Ages • the Roman Empire fell and came under the control of various groups of people • we will focus on Europe for the rest of the school year • we will be moving in chronological order for the rest of the school year also • Chapters 11, 13, 14 • time of war, little advancement in arts, literature, inventions, architecture

  4. What happened to the areas of the Roman Empire? Life in the Byzantine Empire, Muslim World, and Western Europe 11th Century A.D.

  5. The Byzantine Empire • The Byzantine Empire was formed from the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. It lasted for 1000 years until 1453. • Capital city was Constantinople; founded on an older city named Byzantium • Byzantine culture was a blend of: • Greek language and traditions • Roman legal system • Religious beliefs of the early Christians in the eastern Mediterranean region.

  6. Map Questions: Which Empire was larger? Justinians, 1020 Empire, or 1360 Empire. Where is Constantinople located? How many continents did Justinian’s empire reach?

  7. The Religion of the Byzantine Empire • Originally the people of the Empire practiced the same Christianity as the rest of the world. • Gradually their practices began to differ in important ways • By 1054 the Eastern Orthodox Church had formally broken away from the Roman Catholic Church based in Rome

  8. warm-up 11 – 9 - 10 Complete the chart Byzantine Empire language - ______________ legal code borrowed from __________ religion _______________

  9. Government of the Byzantine Empire • An emperor ruled over the entire Byzantine empire. • He was all powerful who claimed to rule by divine right • God had chosen them to rule • They had control over every aspect of life in their empire including church leaders • Unfortunately there were no rules for succession so bloody battles were often fought to determine the next emperor.

  10. Justinian • The most famous of the Byzantine emperors was Justinian who ruled from 527-565 A.D. • Justinian gather legal scholars together to create a new law code that came to be known as The Justinian Code • He also helped to turn Constantinople into a beautiful city • rebuilt fortifications • Constructed beautiful churches

  11. Hagia Sophia

  12. Art and Culture in the Byzantine Empire • The arts of the Byzantine empire represent a blending of Greco-Roman and Middle Eastern styles. • Onion-shaped domes were used to roof some rectangular buildings • Mosaic pictures continued to be popular • Icons came to be an important form of artistic expression

  13. Language of the Byzantine Empire • Very few people continued to speak Latin. Instead the majority of people who lived in the Byzantine Empire spoke Greek • As Islamspread into the outer areas Arabic became an often heard language as well. • Eastern Orthodox missionaries developed a new writing system called Cyrillic for the Slavic people they encountered

  14. warm-up 11 – 10 – 10 • Why is Justinian remembered as one of the great leaders in history?

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