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Unit 4 Review

Unit 4 Review. A Split Empire. In trying to save the Roman Empire, Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople in 330 AD. While the western part of the Roman empire fell in 476 AD, the Byzantine Empire lasted 1,000 years.

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Unit 4 Review

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  1. Unit 4 Review

  2. A Split Empire • In trying to save the Roman Empire, Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople in 330 AD. • While the western part of the Roman empire fell in 476 AD, the Byzantine Empire lasted 1,000 years. • Eastern Orthodox Christianity was what unified the people of the Byzantine Empire.

  3. Holy Roman Empire Byzantine Empire

  4. Justinian’s Code • Justinian was the best known emperor of Byzantine in 527-565 A.D. • Created a single code of laws to end the confusion • Importance- Justinian’s code is a model for European legal systems

  5. SOPHIA HAGIA Built by Justinian as a symbol of the empire and Eastern Orthodox Religion.

  6. Holy Roman Empire • The “BOOT” fell into turmoil and chaos after barbarians repeatedly attacked. • The Roman Catholic Church brought stability, unity and order to the “BOOT” and western Europe. • The Pope was the head of the Church and made most of the decisions. • Charlemagne becomes 1st Holy roman Emperor • The Schism of 1054 weakened the church’s authority. • After the Hundred Years’ War, the church was unable to a strong monarchy because of attacks from the Mongols from the East

  7. Feudalism and Manorialism • Fall of Rome- turmoil of repeated invasions of the Roman Empire creates the feudal system • Feudalism-a social system with division of social classes • Exchange of land for service • Manorialism- Economics and how to set up manor

  8. Code Of Chivalry • Knights should live a respectable life and do the honorable thing at all times.

  9. How are these Similar?

  10. MAGNA CARTA • Limits the power of the king • Basis of most Constitution and Bill of Rights

  11. The Crusades • Pope Urban calls for Christians in Western Europe to take back the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from Islam • Trade revives in Western Europe as Crusaders travel to Jerusalem and fight. • End of the Middle Ages- trade begins and people leave their lands to fight

  12. End of Medieval Ages • Black Death- Raises labor wages • Crusades- Revive Trade and take serfs off land • Magna Carta- Rights to the people

  13. Black Death • Bubonic plague was the most common form of the Black Death. It was spread by black rats infested with fleas carrying a deadly bacterium. • People did not know what caused the plague. Many believed that God sent it as punishment for their sins or that the devil caused it. Extreme reactions led to anti-Semitism, or hostility toward Jews, who were sometimes falsely accused of causing the plague by poisoning town wells. • The death of so many people had economic consequences. Trade declined, and a shortage of workers caused a dramatic rise (increase) in the price of labor.

  14. Hundred Years’ War • French king dies then English lay claim to France • Helps bring end to Middle Ages by taking peasants and serfs off the lands and allowing them to fight. • No Peasants-No Feudalism-No Middle Ages

  15. Spread of Christianity • After the death of Jesus, Christianity begins to spread from Jerusalem west toward Rome. • Rome is still polytheistic, believing in Zeus, Athena, Apollo, ect. • Christians are being persecuted by Roman emperors like Nero because Christians refuse to worship like the Romans. • Christianity is for Anyone that believes that Jesus is the son of God. This made it appealing to many people.

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