The Byzantine Empire Chapter 10 Timeline of Events

The Byzantine Empire Chapter 10

Timeline of Events in Chap 10 l l Constantine builds Constantinople c. 330 A. D. Fall of Western Roman Empire 476 A. D. Reign of Justinian and Theodora 527 -565 A. D. Christianity formerly splits 1054 A. D. l l 1090 A. D. Byzantine Emperor asks Pope for help with Turks. 1204 A. D. Venetian Merchants convince crusaders to sack Constantinople. 1236 A. D. Mongols extend empire over early Russian areas. 1453 A. D. Turks conquer Constantinople

Constantinople This was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and it was the vital center of the Empire. l The city was located on the Bosporus, a strait that linked the Mediterranean and Black seas. l The city elaborate systems of land sea walls. l Had a massive Hippodrome where citizens could watch chariot races. l

Constantinople, The capital

Justinian Hagia Sophia

The Age of Justinian l l l l Ruled from 527 to 565 reconquered provinces that had been previously overrun by Germanic tribes. rebuilt and beautified Constantinople The church of Hagia Sophia, aqueducts, bridges, a hippodrome were built or improved. created Justinian’s Code was a model for European monarchs and later legal thinkers. was a religious ruler also.

The Empire

Byzantine Art

3 Christianity in East and West Eastern Orthodoxy Byzantine emperor controlled Church affairs Roman Catholicism Pope controlled Church affairs People rejected pope’s claim to authority over all Christians Clergy kept right to marry People accepted pope’s claim to authority over all Christians Clergy prohibited from Greek was language of the marrying Latin was language of the Church Easter was main holy day Christmas was main holy Emperor outlawed the use day Use of holy images of icons, or holy images permitted. 1054 – Differences between east and west provoked a schism, or permanent split, between the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church.

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