AFTER Unit 2 TEST ?

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AFTER Unit 2 TEST ?

• We are moving on to
• Unit 3 The Medieval World!!!
• Complete the 6 documents on p. 65-68 in the
  manual
• on the newly renamed Eastern Roman Empire
• as the Byzantine Empire under
• Emperor Justinian.

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Warm Up, 10/4/16

• 1. Analyze the two-page
• areal view of Constantinople
• on p. 354-355!
• 2. Read the informational
• boxes and answer the
• two geography skills
• questions on interpreting
• the map.

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Announcements from Mrs. Varghese

• You are beginning Unit 3 today, on the Middle
  Ages
• See the topics on the next slide!
• Your Unit 3 Test is NEXT Wednesday
• You will receive Progress Reports by THIS Friday
• Your midterm schedule is
• Wed, Oct. 26th 1st and 2nd Period midterms
• Thur, Oct. 27th 4th and 3rd Period midterms
• Yes, in that order reverse school schedule this
  day
• Fri, Oct. 28th MAKE-UP midterms
• For students who were absent. There are NO
  retakes on midterms.

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Unit 3 Objective (not notes)

• The learner will analyze the middle ages in order
  to understand the power struggles rising within
  the church, regional conflicts due to trade, and
  the political structure of feudalism.
• Essential Question What is feudalism and how did
  it influence the Medieval World?

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Unit 3 Overview (not notes)

• We are beginning the Middle Ages and will be
  studying everything from
• the split in Christianity,
• to the early Russian people,
• Islam,
• the Crusades,
• the Vikings,
• the early people groups of England and France,
• chivalry,
• architectural changes,
• Feudalism,
• strife between the church and kings
• .to name a few of our topics ? Get ready, we
  have awesome GIFTS OF KNOWLEDGE!!!!!

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Byzantine Empire

• Remember from Unit 2
• 1. The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD!
• 2. Eastern Roman Empire continued to thrive!!!
• empire changed name to Byzantine Empire.
• 3. Greek becomes main language of empire.

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Justinian Eastern Roman Emperor

• Reigned 527-565 AD
• Wanted to recreate the Roman
• Empire
• Re-conquered Italy and N. Africa
• Codified Roman Law
• unified laws for people in
• Byzantine Empire
• The Nika Revolt
• A rebellion of the people in Constantinople
  trying to overthrow Justinian.
• He ended up winning due to his wife, Theodora
• She refused to flee the city
• She DEMANDED they stay and fight
• She was raised a commoner thus was not going to
  give up power or the lifestyle of being empress.
• She is a very controversial female in history due
  to Justinian falling in love with her and raising
  her status from commoner to patrician so he could
  marry her.

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Byzantine Empire

• Lost land after Justinian
• kept Asia Minor Constantinople
• Centered on Greek culture and Christianity
• Spent lots of on churches
• Emperor
• seen as chosen by God, spiritual and political
  power
• Emperor chose the patriarch head of eastern
  church

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City of Constantinople

• 1. Center for East-West trade until 12th Century
• Many beautiful buildings, due to from TRADE
• palace, Hippodrome (horse racing track, see
  visual on p. 354)
• 2. Hagia Sophia (Hi- yuh Sophia)picture on
  next slide
• church
• large dome with many windows
• appeared to float (greatest architectural
  achievement!!!!)
• 3. The Great Schism (schism
  means separation or split)
• Disagreement over the head of the Christian
  church lead to a split
• Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic
  Church- 1054 AD
• 4. Invasions by non-Christian Turks overwhelmed
  Byzantines
• Eastern Orthodox Christians called to Roman
  Catholic Christians in Western Europe for help.
• 1096- European Christians go on a crusade to
  help fight against the Turks who were also
  Muslimthus it became a HOLY WAR.
• (push the PAUSE button.we will come
  back to this!!!!)

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Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia
Originally built as a church, now it is an
Islamic mosque.
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CHART The GREAT SCHISM

• Using p. 350- 351 in the textbook AND your prior
  knowledge, draw and fill in the 2-column chart on
  the differences between the Eastern Orthodox
  Church and Roman Catholic Church.

Issue Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church
Were ICONS allowed? Why/why not?
Clergy- could they marry?
What language was used
Importance of the Pope
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The Kievan Rus

• The Rus people of Kiev
• Modern day Russian people
• From the city of Kiev
• Click below and Watch
• John Green- Crash Course 20, Kievan Rus and the
  Russian State

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Notice location of Kievan Rus in relationship to
the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire
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Kiev Modern-day Ukraine
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• Beginnings and Growth of Kievan Rus
• 1. The Russian Primary Chronicle
• written in 1100, telling of the people in
  mid-800AD
• tells of the early Slavic peoples
• Constant fighting and chaos
• They invited northern Europeans
• (the Vikings) called the Rus to govern them.
• 2. Under early rulers
• expanded territory
• set up successful trading routes with Byzantine
  Empire
• Slavic regions became a formal state- Kievan Rus
• Russian law was written
• Had good relations w/ Western Europe through
  daughters marriages
• Remember, marriages were family alliances and not
  chosen for love

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Christianity in Russia

• 1. Early Slavic religion- polytheistic
• 2. 863 AD- Cyril (Sy-ril) and Methodius-
• brothers and Greek monks
• used the Slavic language to convert
• Developed the Cyrillic (Si-ril-ic) alphabet for
  Slavic language
• Based on Greek alphabet
• 3. Vladimir I- Grand Duke (like a king) of Kiev
  converted to Christianity
• married sister of Byzantine emperor (why he
  converted)
• Built libraries, schools, churches
• 988- made Christianity state religion of Kievan
  Rus
• 4. After the Great Schism (in 1054 AD)
• Remained connected with Eastern Orthodox Church
  in Constantinople
• Christians in Russia were part of the Russian
  Orthodox Church

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Cyrillic Alphabet
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What three alphabets can you decipher? 1. 2. 3.
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• ANSWERS
• What three alphabets can you decipher?
• Left to right, clockwise
• GREEK
• 2. LATIN (our alphabet English is a language)
• 3. CYRILLIC
• Notice what similarities the three alphabets
  share!

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Kievan Rus Attacked!!!

• Attacked by
• 1. Mongols (from east, under Genghis Khan)
• Kiev falls in 1240 to Mongols
• Alexander Nevsky- encouraged Rus not to
• rebel against Mongols
• Mongols didnt destroy as much as they did
  elsewhere
• 2. Swedes (from north) in 1240 for trade routes
• Alexander Nevsky- led surprise attack on Swedes,
  Rus won!
• 3. Germanic military- wanted Rus to convert to
  Catholicism
• 1242- Alex. Nevsky saves Rus again by luring
• invading Germans onto frozen lake in the
• massacre on the ice the Rus Win!
• 4. The Tatars-
• ruled the Rus after Mongols
• Central Asian nomads, spoke Turkish, were Muslims

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Prince Alexander of Novgorod, also known
asAlexander Nevsky, is still considered a
Russian hero to this day because of how many
times hesaved the Rus!!!!
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Your assignment

• Choose either Emperor Justinian OR Alexander
  Nevsky
• Pretend you are a CIA agent.
• Create Briefing Documentation on
  _________________
• -detailing their life and their successes
• -their strengths
• -where they lived
• -any other important facts
• BE SURE to use entire piece of blank paper,
  create an Agent name for yourself and partner,
  include the title, make the document clean and
  easy to read, include a visual, BE CREATIVE!!!!!
  Use the textbook for information.