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Warm Up

Word of the day : benevolent (adj.) friendly and helpful. Warm Up. Why is it important to be innocent until proven guilty?. Agenda. Warm Up Presentations Current Events Notes Compare Hammurabi to Justinian Tweets!. Goal.

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Warm Up

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  1. Word of the day: benevolent (adj.) friendly and helpful Warm Up • Why is it important to be innocent until proven guilty?

  2. Agenda • Warm Up • Presentations • Current Events • Notes • Compare Hammurabi to Justinian • Tweets!

  3. Goal • Objective(s): After today I will understand how Roman culture and “Eastern” Rome continued in Constantinople (or as they called it, Byzantium) • I will also know the importance of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora.

  4.    Main religion (more than 75%)    Main religion (50% - 75%)    Important minority religion (20% - 50%)    Important minority religion (5% - 20%)    Minority religion (1% - 5%)    Tiny minority religion (below 1%), but has local autocephaly

  5. What was The Byzantine Empire? - 523 A.D. – 1453 A.D. • The Roman Empire fell and became the east and west. The EAST became the Byzantine Empire. • Byzantine was successful and became rich

  6. What is Constantinople?-The Capital of the Byzantine Empire

  7. Who is Justinian?-most ambitious leader of Constantinople Created the Justinian Codes • organized Christian Roman laws into codified law to ensure fair treatment for all • We use a similar system in America today.

  8. Who is Theodora? • Justinian’s wife • Considered his legal equal, “his back bone” • The Nika Riots-She encouraged Justinian to stop the rioting enemies. The army killed 30,000!

  9. Nika Riot: A 2 minute Youtube Clip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ONRc_wuvl0

  10. What are the accomplishments of the Empire? • Hagia Sophia (church) -spread religion • Emperors were both head of state and religious leaders • Mosaics (pictures created from tiny pieces of glass)

  11. 1040-Christian Church Splits because they interpret and practice Christianity differently • Christianity in West • Roman Catholic • Services in Latin • Led by the Pope in Rome • Christianity in East • Eastern Orthodox Catholics • Services in Greek • Let priests get married • Led by an emperor who also • leads the government Review: Christianity Splits Into Christian (west) and Orthodox Christian (east)

  12. St. Martin Belgium

  13. Mosaic

  14. Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia

  15. Dome Mosaic

  16. Venice

  17. Reading on Justinian’s Code and questions that follow

  18. Tweets about Justinian/Theodora on “phone” • Bonus tweet: include a tweet that references Hammurabi and Justinian

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