Section 6.1
Identify and in the space below write the essential question for this chapter.
Where was the Byzantine Empire located?
How did a split in the Roman Empire eventually lead to a new and distinctive church?
Visual 6B
Examine and analyze the modern drawing (p.62 in History
Alive!) that re-creates the city of Constantinople during the
Byzantine Empire.
What interesting details do you see here?
Reading Notes
Key Content Terms
Please define the following words. Then, as you complete the Reading Notes, use these terms in your
answers.
Constantinople-
Byzantine Empire-
Eastern Orthodox Church-
patriarch –
Section 6.2
1. What about Constantinople's location made it an ideal capital of the Byzantine Empire?
2. Suppose that you are a trader visiting Constantinople for the first time. On the left side of the
postcard below, write a few sentences to a friend back home describing what you see as you
walk through the city’s streets. On the right side, address your postcard to a friend in a faraway
land selected from the map in this section of your book.
Dear ______________
Today, as I walked around Constantinople…
Reading Notes
Section 6.3
Please read section 6.3 and then answer the following questions using complete sentences.
1. What event forced Justinian I to start rebuilding parts of Constantinople?
2.
Justinian poured hug sums of money into public
works projects that included:
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________
3.
Why was Justinian’s Cod significant?
Under Justinian’s direction, a _______________ studied thousands of laws
inherited from the _________ Empire and revised those that were
_____________ or confusing.
They also made some revisions, such as expanding ____________ property
rights.
By doing so, they created a code that served as the ________ for many legal
codes in the ______________ world.
Reading Notes
Section 6.4
1.
Describe the relationship between religion and government in the Byzantine Empire.
2. For each image below two circle have been drawn to highlight an aspect of the Eastern Orthodox
belief. Next to each line explain how it was important to the faith.
Reading Notes
Section 6.5
Three major disagreements contributed to a complete split in the Christian Church by 1054. Fill in the
chart below with details of those three events and how they led to the final split.
Date
People Involved
730 C.E. - Emperor Leo III
-
Event that Lead to
Disagreement
Leo III bans the use of
all ________________
in Christian churches
and home, leading to a
policy of
_______________.
The pope’s action
outrages the
___________ who
feel their
___________ is the
rightful ruler of the
remains of the
__________ Empire.
800 C.E. - Pope Leo III
-
1054 C.E.
- Cerularius
-
Result of the
Disagreement
Patriarch ___________
closes all churches that
worship the western
rights. In response
_______________, on
the pope’s orders,
excommunicates
Cerularius, who in return
_______________ the
cardinal.
The ________ is
final, and future
attempts to
_________ the
division are
ineffective.
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