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Persia, Byzantium and the Rise of Russia
  • Chapter 9

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Persia, Byzantium and the Rise of Russia
  • POLITICS AND LAW Why might a monarchy and an
    aristocracy be essential features of a particular
    society?
  • RELIGION Why might an empire try to promote
    certain religions?
  • CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS Why might a society
    adopt elements of a nearby culture?
  • Read pages 220 221.

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Sassanid Persia
  • On an internet news site find a story that takes
    place in one of the following countries Iran,
    Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan or
    Pakistan.
  • Locate the location of your story on the map on
    the next slide.

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Sassanid Persia
  • What countries in todays world were part of
    Sassanid Persia? Use the map on page 224. Then
    read pages 222 228.
  • What were the origins of the Sassanid Empire, and
    what territory did it ultimately cover?
  • What important modern city stands on the
    approximate site of the old Sassanid capital city
    of Ctesiphon?

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Sassanid Persia
  • Look at the map on page 224. Locate main areas
    of military conflict between Sassanid and their
    neighbors.
  • What outside military threats did the Sussanids
    have to confront?
  • What internal challenges or disputes did Sussanid
    kings deal with?
  • Who was Khosrow I and how was he important as a
    Sussanid emperor?

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Sassanid Persia
  • The Mazdak reform movement horrified the wealthy
    because it threatened to upset the strict class
    system. In Sussanid society there was strict
    separation between the wealthy aristocrats and
    the masses of ordinary people. The classes were
    not suppose to associate with each other, share
    entertainment with each other or intermarry.

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Sassanid Persia
  • How did this class system shape the role Sussanid
    kings were expected to play?
  • The Sussanid rulers used religion to impose their
    royal authority.
  • Read the feature on Avesta on page 226.
  • How did Sussanid rulers use religion to maintain
    royal authority?

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Sassanid Persia
  • Today the countries that are in the area of the
    Sussanid dynasty are Muslim rather than
    Zoroastrian.
  • What caused the Sassanids to decline and lose
    their empire to newer powers?

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The Byzantine Empire
  • Look at the map on page 231. Compare it to the
    two maps at the right.
  • Why is Constantinoples geographic location
    important?
  • Watch the United Steaming video Constantinople
    Capital of the Byzantine Empire.

565 C.E.
1050 C.E.
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The Byzantine Empire
  • Read pages 229 230. Since the Roman Empire is
    said to have fallen in the 400s, how did the
    eastern part of the empire stay powerful for
    another 1,000 years?
  • Return to the map on page 231. What areas of the
    old Roman Empire were never brought into the
    Byzantine Empire?
  • Why did Byzantine emperors stop trying to restore
    the Roman Empire?

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The Byzantine Empire
  • Divide into partners. On the internet go to
    http//dictionary.reference.com/ and look up the
    meanings for the word autocracy, theocracy, and
    aristocracy.
  • Read pages 231 233. Using this information
    create a graphic organizer that will convey the
    nature of Byzantine society.
  • What were Byzantine contributions in law, art and
    architecture?
  • Watch the United Streaming video The Roman
    empire continues in Byzantium in New Ways

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The Byzantine Empire
  • Read pages 233 236. Dont skip the History
    through the Arts section.
  • How was the Orthodox Church governed?
  • How did the iconoclast movement help split the
    Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church?

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The Byzantine Empire
  • The split with Rome helped make Byzantium more
    Greek and for a time increased the emperors
    authority.
  • Identify the achievements during the Macedonian
    golden age.

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The Rise of Russia
  • Why do countries engage in war?
  • Read page 220 in your textbook.
  • What were objectives of the Rus and the
    Byzantines in early warfare with each other?

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The Rise of Russia
  • Look at the map on page 238 - 240.
  • Read page 237 also.
  • Who were the Rus?
  • What are some reasons a Rus-Byzantine alliance
    was developed?
  • What could Kievan Russia and the Byzantine Empire
    gain from a peaceful alliance?

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The Rise of Russia
  • What advantages did the Byzantines see in
    establishing Christianity among the Rus?
  • Vladimir carefully shopped for the appropriate
    religion.
  • What were the long-term consequences of
    Vladimirs adoption of the Orthodox Christianity
    of the Byzantines?

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The Rise of Russia
  • During the reign of Vladimir, how did the
    bridge of religion help carry Byzantine
    influences into Russian culture?

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Kievan Russia
Byzantine Culture
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The Rise of Russia
  • In small groups develop a list of ways in which
    Byzantine culture continued to influence Kievan
    Russia during the reign of Yarslav the Wise.

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Persia, Byzantium and the Rise of Russia
  • POLITICS AND LAW Why might a monarchy and an
    aristocracy be essential features of a particular
    society?
  • RELIGION Why might an empire try to promote
    certain religions?
  • CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS Why might a society
    adopt elements of a nearby culture?
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