If you were missing, here's what you need to know:
Today (Friday Feb. 7): we had pre-registration for 9th grade. If you were absent, please pick up your registration packet on my desk.
Due to the interruption of snow day and how much material we've covered....
MONDAY: REVIEW SHEET
TUESDAY: JEOPARDY
WEDNESDAY: TEST, rather than the original quiz. Let's just get it out of the way so we can focus on the rest of the Middle Ages.
IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN YOUR NOTEBOOK OR YOUR MAP ASSIGNMENTS, (and there are quite a few of you, ahem) please do so Monday. You will need the information in both to succeed at the review sheet and test!
HAVE AN AWESOME WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE SNOW!!!!!!!!
The Church divided into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 1054.
The pope of the Roman Catholic Church played a greater role in government in the west than the leader (patriarch) of the Eastern Orthodox Church played in the east.
Words Worth Knowing (WWK)
§Schism - a split caused by differences in opinion or belief
§Eastern Orthodox Church – based in
eastern Constantinople, Greek language (or other), patriarch, icons. Orthodox
means “holding established beliefs.”
§Roman Catholic Church – based in Rome and
Europe, Latin language, pope, no icons allowed. Catholic means “universal.”
§Icon – a religious symbol used for
worship.
§Patriarch – leader of Eastern Orthodox
church, works with bishops under emperor
§Pope – leader or Roman Catholic church,
above bishops and emperor
§Cyrillic alphabet – alphabet developed in
Byzantine to translate Greek religious texts to Slavic speaking people. Still
used in Russia.
Resources
For a podcast on the Schism from a religious historian here.
For the Metropolitan Museum of Art's webpage of religious icons and history, visit here.
For an example and history of the Cyrillic alphabet, click here.
•Roman culture continued in the Byzantine Empire for a
thousand years after the fall
of Rome. They considered themselves Roman. •Emperor Justinian regained a lot of the old Roman
Empire and helped to preserve Roman law. He also helped restore Constantinople.
Words Worth Knowing:
•Byzantine
Empire – eastern Roman Empire that lasted 1,000 years after
the Western Empire fell (named after original city Byzantium)
•Justinian I – emperor of Byzantine and reconquered much of
the old Roman empire, aka Justinian the
Great
•Justinian Code
– Emperor Justinian took
400 years of Roman laws and combined them into one book of 5,000 laws.
This book was used for 900 years and is
the basis for some laws used today. (Included laws on marriage, slavery, property, womensrights, crime)
•Theodora – wife of
Justinian, saved his rule by telling him not to flee during a riot, very
influential during Justinian’s rule.
•Constantinople – center of the Byzantine Empire; most influential
city in Europe for 900 years.
•Hagia Sophia – church built by Justinian, greatest Christian church
in the east until it was turned into a mosque. Still stands today. Name means
“church of Holy Wisdom”
This video is a Crash Course on the Fall of Rome through the Byzantine Empire. If you were gone, it wouldn't hurt to watch all of it (12 minutes), but we watched the last 5 minutes in class.
For a quick run-down of Justinian I, check out this video!
Pages
IF YOU NEED HELP DECIDING WHAT GOES ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE INFO IN YOUR NOTEBOOK: CLICK HERE.
Justinian Code vs. American Code Foldable (Color the mosaic for extra points!)
Due to this being a foldable, please ask me for a copy in class if you need it.
Resources
Click here for a timeline of the entire Byzantine Empire.
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Byzantine Art History Timeline shows everything from mosaics to jewelry.
For a time-lapsed video of how the map of the Byzantine Empire changed over time, watch this video here.
For an online 360 degree tour of Hagia Sophia, visit here.
If you want more information about Theodora, visit this website.
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen (Jellybeans? Gentlebots?)
As a reminder, we will be switching to the interactive notebook format Monday.
If your notebook is filling up, please make the attempt to get a new one. Comp books are preferred, but spiral is fine if it is what you have. We'll be using a lot of space!
Also, if you have tape, highlighters, colored pencils, or glue sticks, bring those to class. I'm not asking you to go shopping for a bunch of supplies, but if you have one or two of the items above, bring them with you.
Monday, we'll take a break from history, get our notebooks set up, and go over my syllabus.
Tuesday, we'll head right into the Byzantine empire in all it's shiny glory. Anyone who leaves a comment on this post with the name of the famous Byzantine empress pictured will be the lucky recipient of extra credit.
I hope everyone does well on the test and has a great weekend! Come Monday, we're all set to go!
