PPT-11.1 The Byzantine Empire

After Rome split the Eastern Empire known as Byzantium flourishes for a thousand years 330 AD Constantine moves capital to Byzantium change name to Constantinople AD 395 Roman Empire divided into East and West. Definition. Byzantine:. this term is a modern invention. The Byzantines called themselves either ‘Romans’. . or ‘Greeks’. Invented by the classical scholar Hieronymus Wolf and popularized by Montesquieu. aka Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantine Empire. ". Byzantine" derives from Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony founded by a man named . Byzas. . . Located . on the European side of the Bosporus (the strait linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean), . Early Byzantine 500-726 (Iconoclastic Controversy). Iconoclastic Controversy 726-843. Middle/High Byzantine 843-1200 (Medieval Crusades). Late Byzantine 1200-1453 (Ottoman Conquest). Main Ideas of Byzantine Art. World History: Libertyville HS. Where Was the ERE?. Capitol, Constantinople, located at narrowest point between Europe, Asia (Hellespont). Major trade routes to North / South. North, to . Rus. / Vikings. Do Now: What do you know about Ancient history?.  . Rise of The Empire. -Rome’s emperor Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople, causing Rome to be split into two parts (Eastern Empire and Western Empire). Dates: 330-1500. Map of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. . Byzantium was the name of a small, but important town at the . After Rome split, the Eastern Empire, known as Byzantium, flourishes for a thousand years.. A New Rome in a New Setting. The Eastern Roman Empire. Roman Empire officially divides into East and West in 395.. Vocabulary for Chapter 9. Define the vocabulary word. Draw a picture of the vocabulary word. Create four clues about the vocabulary word to help remember the definition. Vocabulary – . Autocrat. Icon. Tennessee State Standard . 7.2 Summarize the consequences of the fall of the Roman Empire including the continuation of . the . Eastern Roman Empire as the Byzantine Empire, Justinian and the significance of . Practice saying ‘Byzantine!’. (Biz – un – teen). Constantine moved capital to . Byzantium. . & renamed it . Capital: Byzantium. On the Bosporus. Commercial, strategic value of location. Constantine names capital after himself (Constantinople), moves capital there 330 CE. 1453 falls to Turks, renamed Istanbul. In 330 AD the Roman Emperor Constantine shifted the center of power from the western half of the Roman Empire to the Eastern half Constantine wanted to create a New Romeand rebuilt the city of Byzanti Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE). The Eastern Empire split from Rome after 330 CE, and . continued under Greek rule. While the West fell in 485 CE, the . East continued and was a dominant force. In economics, politics, trade, and culture throughout the P-C Era . Unit Two. Introduction. When the Western Roman Empire crumbled in the 5. th. century, as it was overrun by invading tribes, a new empire began to rise. Emperor Constantine had seen this threat as it became apparent in the 4.