Download The Byzantine Empire and the Crusades

the Bosporus
strait
the Dardanelles
strait
spices and
jewelry
The Byzantine
Empire and the
Crusades
The Bosphorus splits Istanbul into
two sides- Europe and Asia
West
Rome
509 BCE – 476 CE
•Illiterate
East
Name of time
period after the
fall of Rome
•Decentralized
Govt.
•Came to end at
creation of
printing press
•Fell to
the
Seljuk
Turks
From E. Empire to
Byzantine Empire
Territory
was too large
Most land was lost –
except the Balkans and
Asia Minor = Byzantine
Empire
Political:
–Highly centralized
–Elaborate
bureaucracies
–Diplomacy
–Most famous Byzantine
emperor: Justinian
E.
Justinian
Roman Emperor – 527
– expanded empire
Rebuilt Constantinople
Theodora – Justinian’s
wife
Built Hagia Sophia
Justinian’s Palace
Justinian’s Law Code:
Simplified Roman Laws –
became basis of legal
system in all of Europe
–Greatest accomplishment
–Created unity and
organization to the empire
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Entering Hagia Sophia
Ceiling inside
Notice the Muslim and Christian
decor
Window
The Blue Mosque

Court yard of Blue Mosque

All women must have their hair and
shoulders covered while inside

Muslims wash before prayer at these
stations
Stained glass

Not just a tourist atraction like the Hagia
Sofia the Blue Mosque is a functioning
mosque
Military
Expanded Empire under
Justinian
Held off Arab advances in
th
th
7 and 8 centuries
“Greek Fire” – new weapon,
mixture of petroleum,
quicklime, and sulfur;
devastated Arab ships
Life in Constantinople
Largest
city in Middle
Ages
Center of trade btw the
E. and W.
Hippodrome (like
coliseum), many churches
Entrance to Grand Bazaar
Inside oldest indoor bazaar
Western Roman
Empire vs. E.
Roman Empire
(Byzantine)
Official Language
Western Roman =
Latin
Eastern Roman =
Greek
Capital
Western Roman =
Rome
Eastern Roman =
Constantinople
Church
Western Roman =
Roman Catholic
Eastern Roman =
Eastern Orthodox
Head of Church
Western
Roman =
Pope
Eastern Roman =
Emperor then
patriarch
Used Icons?
Western
Roman =
yes
Eastern Roman =
icons were banned,
but restored in 843
Split in church
Schism = separation
E. Orthodox Church
was unwilling to accept
the pope’s claim that he
was the sole pope (they
both excommunicated
each other)