Standard: SSWH4a. Analyze the importance of Justinian, include the influence of the Empress Theodora, Justinian’s Code, and Justinian’s efforts to recapture the west. b. Describe the relationship between the Roman and Byzantine Empires; include the impact Byzantium had on Moscow and the Russian Empire, the effect of Byzantine culture on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev, and the rise of Constantinople as a center for law, religion, and the arts. c. Explain the Great Schism of 1054 CE
What am I learning today? What was geographic and cultural significance of Constantinople to the Byzantine Empire? How did Justinian continue to carry on the legacy of the Roman Empire? How did the Great Schism impact Christianity? In what ways did the Byzantine Empire influence Russia?
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JUSTINIAN 527-565 AD role in Byzantine Empire: _______________________________ type of government: ____________________________________ influence of Roman Empire on Byzantine Empire: - _____________________________________________________________________ - _____________________________________________________________________ - _____________________________________________________________________ new or lasting contributions: - ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ - ______________________________________________________________________ specific buildings: _______________________________________________________
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