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Byzantine Empire
World HistoryGrade 12
Date: MondayFebruary 17
TSWBAT describe the Byzantine Empire’s location and strengths
Warm-Up: Answer these questions in your notes:1. what religion did the Romans convert to before
the collapse of the Empire? 2. how was Rome broken up before the collapse of
the empire?
Activity: short clip and PPT notes on Byzantine Empire
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Fall of Rome: East and West
Strengths of the Byzantine Empire
What happened after the fall of Rome?
Political Strength
• 1. Skilled , well paid officials carried out policies and commands• 2. Headed by an all powerful
emperor• 3. Highly Centralized Government• 4. Diplomacy (devious policies) =
Byzantine
Justinian and Theodora
Military Strength
• 1. Great Frontier forces• 2. Great Calvary and infantry• Rewarded soldiers with land grants
• 3. Engineering Corps (instruction manuals for all soldiers)
Military
• Used sword and javelin and had more effective armor
• Built navy and used battering rams
• Awesome weapon “Greek Fire”– Flammable liquid that
was sprayed over the ships
Economic Strength• 1. Good Agriculture, manufacturing, and trade• 2. Constantinople– great location/ Bosporus
Strait
Italy
Economic Strength
• 3. Income from trade important
• 4. Controlled sea routes (Bosporus Strait)– large revenue from Tax revenues (tariffs)
• 5. Paid high salaries and built huge public buildings
Vocabulary terms
• Icons- Holy Pictures of statues
• Patriarchs- most important leaders in the church
• Iconoclasts- people who felt that the presence of icons constituted idol worship and should not be allowed
Vocabulary terms• Heresy- opinion that conflicts with church
doctrine• Excommunication- official edict that bars a
person from church membership or from taking part in any church ceremonies• Byzantines faith was a weakness and as strength because they argued about church
doctrine and rituals, but Christianity also formed a vital part of their life
Christianity • Church Splits into two branches:–1. Roman Catholic Church in the West–2. Eastern Orthodox Church in the East
Date: TuesdayFebruary 18
TSWBAT explain the importance of Constantinople, Justinian, Theodora, and his law code
Warm-Up: Discuss: why was Constantinople in a good location? See next slide for image
Activity: PPT on Justinian, his laws, Theodora, and the Fall of the Byzantine Empire
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The Reign of Justinian
The Byzantine Empire
Emperor Justinian
• Ruled for 38 years• Exceptional talent to judge the abilities of
others• General in the army• Trained in classical education– Law, music, architecture, theology
• Big believer in picking people on ability and NOT wealth
Theodora, Empress of Byzantine Empire
• Worked in circus (strong and intelligent)• She had Justinian change Byzantine law to
improve the status of women– 1. husband could not beat his wife and she could
sue him if he did.– 2. women could own property equal to dowry• DOWRY: money or goods that she brought to her
husband when she got married
– 3. widow didn’t have to surrender her children to a male relative– she could raise them now
Theodora
• She forced her husband, Justinian, to stay and fight during the Nika revolt.
Belisarius
• Commander in chief of the army- excellent soldier and leader
• His wife and Theodora were best friends. He was loyal and a great military leader
Justinian Code• 1. Simplify current legal
system• 2. Chose 10 men to do
this job• 3. Combined
Greek/Roman Traditions• 4. Formed the basis of
civil law in west (took 6 years to perform this job)
• 5. Word Justice comes from Justinian
Decline after Justinian
• After his death civil wars and conflicts with others powers
shocked the empire• The Muslim Empire was too
much to handle for the Byzantine Empire
Date: WednesdayFebruary 19
TSWBAT explain who Justinian, Theodora are; location of Constantinople, and navigate the web to explain the
artwork and importance of people and places in the Byzantine Empire
Warm-Up: review what we learned Thursday and Friday
1. who was Justinian?2. Who was Theodora?3. Where was the Byzantine Empire located?
Activity: Graphic organizer activity; get computers
• Graphic due by Friday at the beginning of class
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Date: ThursdayFebruary 20
TSWBAT explain who Justinian, Theodora are; location of Constantinople, and navigate the web to explain the
artwork and importance of people and places in the Byzantine Empire
Warm-Up: get a computer; while it loads discuss what we completed yesterday in class
Activity: Graphic organizer activity; get computers
• Graphic due by Friday at the beginning of class
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Date: FridayFebruary 21
TSWBAT compare and contrast the Justinian law code to contemporary law
Warm-Up: look in your notes: describe the JUSTINIAN CODE of LAW in your notes
Activity: Compare Justinian Code to Contemporary Law
• Justinian Code of Law due by Monday if not completed in class!
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Date: MondayFebruary 24
TSWBAT describe the Fall of the Byzantine Empire by analyzing a video clip and discussing their ideas and
opinions in class
Warm-Up: The Fall of the Byzantine Empire Video clip: Discuss- what do we know about the location of the Byzantine Empire and the importance of Constantinople?
Activity: College options survey; review and see Roman Exam (make test corrections); time to complete work from the week
• Quiz on Byzantine Empire Tomorrow!!!
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Date: TuesdayFebruary 25
TSWBAT evaluate their understanding of the Byzantine Empire, Roman influence, and importance today.
Warm-Up: Quiz on the Byzantine Empire
Activity: begin Feudalism
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Date: WednesdayFebruary 26
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Date: ThursdayFebruary 27
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Date: FridayFebruary 28
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