CHAPTER 11:Byzantines, Russians, Turks Interact (500 A.D. -1500 A.D.)

Chapter 11, Lesson 1

• Who was Justinian and what were his accomplishments?

• Did he, himself, create the Justinian Code?

Hagia Sophia

The Byzantine Empire Falls

The Christian Church Divides

Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic

Cyrillic Alphabet

Lesson 2: The Russian Empire• Slavs + Greek Byzantine = Russian culture

Important People to Know

• Vladimir– One of the first

Christians in Rus.

– What was a major accomplishment under his rule in regards to Christianity?

Important People to Know

• Yaroslav the Wise– Son of Vladimir

– Last, true Kievan Russian ruler

– What were his accomplishments?

Mongolians Invade• Genghis Khan

– Invaded Russia in the 1200s.

– What was the name of the Mongol empire in Russia?

– What happened to Moscow under Mongol rules?

Important People to Know

• Alexander Nevsky– Prince & military hero

– Paved the way for Russia’s liberation.

Important People to Know

• Ivan I aka “Ivan Moneybag”

– Used strategies such as land purchases and trickery to enlarge the land.

Important People to Know

• Ivan III– Unifies Russia as an

empire.

– Created the title “czar”.

CH11.L3: Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia

• Interaction between Abbasids & Turks:– Abbasids bought Turkish children to become

slaves, military soldiers, & bodyguards.• The Persians were in power (945 A.D.) of the

Abbasids at this time.

– Eventually, Turkish mamelukes, grew powerful enough to take over the Abbasid Empire.• Mamelukes were military slaves.

Anatolia Map

Seljuk Turks Take Over Abbasid (Muslim) Empire – 1055 A.D.

• Embraced what culture?– Persian culture

• Political & religious roles:– Sultan governed as

political leader• Vizier was prime minister

to sultan.

– Caliph was religious leader

Malik Shah

• Last, capable Seljuk leader

• Accomplishments?– Embraced Persian

culture (art & education) because they lacked their own.

– Beautified Isfahan with mosques (see previous slide).

Seljuks Confront Crusaders & Mongols

Hulagu Khan

Conclusion: How did Seljuks build their empire, & what led to its downfall?

• How it was built:– Through war– Strengthened by

embracing the Persians, & adopting their culture & religion

• Reasons for decline:– No capable sultan

after Malik Shah, so the empire divided into mini-kingdoms.

– Some of those kingdoms fell to the Mongols.