the byzantine empire

the byzantine empire

1. The Great Schism

   • created 2 churches: East (Greek orthodox) and West (Catholic)
   • The leader of the Eastern and Western Churches each excommunicated the other.
   • The banning of icons by the Byzantine Empire was the main reason for the split
   • The two churches treated each other as rivals as apposed to branched of the same faith

2. Delcine of the Empire

   • Invaded in 145 by Turks
   • hagia sophia turned into a mosque
   • Constantinople renamed Istanbul
   • became a center for Muslim culture

3. Leaders

   • Justinian ruled the empire as an autocrat
   • Justinian's wife Theodora was co ruler of the empire
   • Justinian's code
   • empire reached its peak under Justiniam's rule

4. strong and wealthy empire

   • has one of the strongest military forces
   • flourished under a strong central government
   • center of trade
   • preserved a healthy economy