Evaluative Questions 1 Who was the TRUE successor
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Evaluative Questions: 1. Who was the TRUE successor to Rome? 2. Who’s claim was the weakest? Why? 3. Today- who could claim the title?
Who was Charlemagne? • • Charles the Great (742 -814) Frankish king Holy Roman Emperor Carolingian Empire-unites much of Western Europe Christian defender Revival of Latin learning Dark Ages? ? ? Bright spot in an otherwise Dark Age. . . Holy Roman Emperor: Charlemagne
Byzantine Empire Under Justinian • Amasses a large empire • Revive the glory & grandeur of Roman World- based at Constantinople • Survived the Nika Revolt • Corpus Juris Civilus Justinian’s Code • Hagia Sophia – Church of Holy Wisdom
Czarist Russia: The Ivans • 1480 Ivan III “The Great” of Moscow refuses to pay tribute & forces Mongols out • Marries Byzantine royalty • Moscow = 3 rd Rome • • 1547 Ivan IV “The Terrible” Opprickniki Power shifts to Moscow Centralized/Autocracy/Czar=Tsar=“Caesar”
Who was the TRUE successor to Rome? Directions: Make a case and support it w/ BEST evidence. Use homeworks, textbooks pgs, & docs in packets. Submit your post on Microsoft Forms- link in FEED- MC & Paragraph Response. Holy Roman E. Charlemagne: Byzantine Emp Justinian: Czarist Russia Ivans III & IV: Textbook pg 188 -191 Packet pg 6 & 7 Textbook pg 238 -244 Packet pg 2 -8 Textbook pg 246 -248 Packet pg 9 -10
