The Byzantine Empire and Russia The Rome of the East 312-1453.
Byzantine Empire & Russia
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE& RUSSIA
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Heir to the Roman Empire
strong government and military
prosperous economy
center of Hellenistic culture
ruled by an autocrat - sole ruler with complete authority over government, economy, and religion
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Constantinople ~ capital
richest city in Europe
center of trade great location on
the shores of the Bosporus Strait
church of Hagia Sophia
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Justinian ~ ruled 527-565
empire reached its peak under his reign
Code of Laws - summarized all Roman law
Theodora - wife of Justinian took an active role
in politics worked to protect
women’s rights
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Decline
struggles over succession, court intrigues, constant wars
4th Crusade - burned and plundered Constantinople in 1204
1453 - Ottoman Turks captured the city and renamed it Istanbul
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Russia
ethnic background: Slavs and Vikings
“Apostles to the Slavs” - Greek monks: Cyril and Methodius
converted the Slavs to Christianity around 863
created Cyrillic alphabet to translate Bible into Slavic languages
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Kiev
first Russian city influenced by
Byzantine Empire
988 - Russians ordered to abandon Slavic gods for Eastern Orthodox
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Mongols
ruled Russia for 240 years (1240-1480)
tolerant rulers who demanded heavy tribute
forced Russian princes to acknowledge them as overlords
absolute power of Mongols was a model for Russian rulers
cut Russia off from contact with Western Europe
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Rise of Moscow
princes of Moscow defeated the Mongols
Moscow became spiritual capital of Russian Orthodox Church
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Ivan III ~ the Great
ruled 1462-1505 founder of modern
Russia took the title of czar 1480 refused to pay
tribute to Mongols = final break
limited power of nobles
married niece of Byz. emperor & adopted Byz. court rituals
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Ivan IV ~ the Terrible
ruled 1533-1584 introduced laws
binding the serfs to the land
established a tradition of “extreme absolute power”
1500s - renewed contact with Western Europe
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Eastern Europe
mix of ethnic groups (share common language and culture) Slavs, Asians,
Vikings, Germanics mix of religion:
Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, Islam, and Judaism
during Middle Ages, Eastern Europe was a land of little kingdoms