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The Byzantine Empire and The Rise of Russia (Political (The Byzantine…
The Byzantine Empire and
The Rise of Russia
Social
Theodora
Wife of Justinian
Advisor
Fought for legalization of
women rights in Byzantine
Allowance of Christian women
to own property
Slavs
Settled in most of Eastern Europe
Byzantines converted the majority
into Christians
Invaders such as the Huns and
Magyars made them into slaves
Trade with the vikings helped them
move into the region
Political
The Byzantine Empire
Controlled the gov./ church for a
traditional form of legitamicy.
Mediterranean remained a Christian
Empire
Diplomatic Alliances/ dynasty
marriages led to olitical unity
(in surrounding areas)
Justinian code
Eastern Roman Empire 527
The code: useful Roman Laws
The digest: summarize legal opinions
The institutes: guide for law students
The Novellae: laws passed after 534
Western Europe
Byzantine law
European legal systems
Nika Revolt
Rebellion to overthrow Justinian
-Theodora advised him to stay
and fight back
Belisarius led his troops
Victory over rebels
Kievan Russia
Rurik was the leader of
the Vikings (Rus)
Created Kiev; trade route
between constantinople
and the Baltic Sea
Boyars
Council of nobles advises the
princes of Russia
Veche
Town meetings with the head of
the households in a public
marketplace
Called by the princes
Yarslav the Wise
introduced the first Russian law
Pravda Russkia - Russian Justice
Combination of tradition, tribal
customs, and older laws
Vladmir I
Wanted to marry the Byzantine
emperor's sister (dynastic marriage)
Converted to christianity, leading
to the conversion of others'
Had all pagan statues
Ivan III
His grandfather ( Ivan !) established
Moscow (Muscovite Russia)
Moscow becomes more independent
as Moscow's power increases
Ends the mongol rule
Unifies the tribes under Rusian under his absolute reaction.
Interaction with
the Environment
Greek Fire
Military weapon for Byzantine
Chemical
liquid bursts into flames and
catches everything on fire
once thrown at enemies
Economic
Constantinople
Sat at the end of the Silk Road, so it was
the center of of trade between
Was protected from attacks from the
outside (Attika the Hun)
Kievan Russia Economy
Trade
Taiga/ wood- Iron, iron ore, furs and honey
Farming
Cultural
Eastern Christian Church
not same as the west (Roman Catholic church)
Constantinople: Patriarch
Early Iconoclasts: worshipped icons as idols
(which stirred a controversy)
Was allowed later
Modern- day Eastern Orthodox
Iconoclastic Controversy
726: All icons destroyed by order of Emperor
Leo II and people rejected the order
Pop called bishops together in 787
Council decision: heresy not to allow icons
threatened iconoclasts with excommunication
result: church split in 1054
heresy
an opinion that conflicts with
the official church beliefs
Hagia Sophia
Meaning “holy wisdom”
In Constantinople
Ordered by Justinian to be built