Social Studies - 2019-20
WHI.8b - Byzantine Emperor Justinian
The student will apply social science skills to understand the Byzantine Empire and Eastern Europe from about 300 to 1000 A.D. (C.E.) by
b) describing Justinian and his contributions, including the codification of Roman law, and the expansion of the Byzantine Empire and economy;
BIG IDEAS
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
Through his codification of Roman law, Justinian provided the basis for the law codes of Western Europe.
Although Justinian reconquered territory, the costs of his wars and the first appearance of the bubonic plague left the Byzantine Empire weakened.
ESSENTIALS
Byzantine Emperor Justinian
Codification of Roman law (impact on European legal codes)
Reconquest of former Roman territories
Expansion of trade
KEY VOCABULARY
Terms
Byzantine Empire (7a-e)
Justinian (7b)
Greek Orthodox Christianity (7c)
Imperial patronage (7c)
Icons (7c)
Mosaics (7c)
Western Christian Church (7d)
Eastern Christian Church (7d)
Liturgy (7d)
Pope (7d)
Patriarch (7d)
Celibacy (7d)
Slavic language (7e)
Cyrillic alphabet (7e)
Russian Orthodox Christianity (7e)
Ottoman Turks (7e)
Tsar (Czar) (7e)
People
Justinian (7b)
St. Cyril (7e)
Places
Constantinople (7a,d)
Byzantium (7c)
Hagia Sophia (7c)
Russia (7e)
Baltic Sea (7e)
Black Sea (7e)