World History I

World History IUnit Seven Block Four LectureThe Legacy of the Byzantine Empire Make sure that you are viewing this in Slide Show format. Click on Slide Show and push from beginning. Move through the presentation by pushing on the up and down arrows on your keyboardClick me

As the Roman Empire collapses, people in the east (Byzantine) begin to think differently than people in the west

Church leaders in Rome try to keep the church unified but it is too hard

Cultural and political differences between the east and the west weaken church unity and it finally splits in two

The split is known as the Great Schism or Church Schism of 1054 CE/AD. Now we have the Roman Catholic Church (west) and the Greek Orthodox church (east)

The Great SchismClick me

Why does the church split in two?Click HereDifferent beliefs

Differences in authorityDifferences in locationOrthodox services use Greek instead of Latin

different Holy Days (Christmas (Catholic) vs. Easter (Orthodox);

use of religious images (icons) in the Orthodox Church;

celibacy (Western religious officials are celibate); and

basic religious differences regarding the workings of godThe Pope leads the Roman Church;

Patriarchs lead the Orthodox Church;

Byzantine Emperors did not accept the Pope as religious leaderConstantinople was the center of Christian orthodoxy

the Roman Catholic Church was centered in Rome

Byzantine and Russian churches are controlled by Emperors whereas the Pope is in sole control of the Roman Catholic Church

The Orthodox Church spreads to Russia and there is a lack of contact with western culture within Russia empire and eastern Europe

The Greek language separates Byzantium from Latin speaking western countries where we find the Roman Catholic ChurchWhat are the effects of the split?Click meRussian Orthodox Patriarch KirillPope Francis

Prince Oleg of Russia first visits Constantinople in 907 CE/AD

The Byzantine Empire influences Russian religion and culture through trade between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea

As the church moves into Russia, Saint Cyril adapts the Greek alphabet to Slavic language and creates the Cyrillic alphabet

Church Architecture changes to include onion domes like those on St. Basils.

Russia adopts Orthodox Christianity including religious art (mosaics, icons)

Speaking of the RussiansClick me

The Byzantine Empire declines after Justinian dies because there is no good leader to replace him. Because of this,The Empire loses territory from 700 CE/AD forwardCostly wars further weaken the empireConstantinople is sacked (looted) by Christian crusaders in 1204 CE/AD and retakenThe Ottoman Turks (who are Islamic) begin invading the Empire in beginning in 1329 CE/AD

Constantinople finally falls to Mehmet II (Ottoman Sultan) after being defended by joint Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian forcesThe end of Constantinople and the Byzantine EmpireClick me