Social Studies - 2019-20
WHI.8e - Influence of Byzantine Culture on Eastern Europe and Russia
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
e) analyzing and explaining the influence of Byzantine culture on Eastern Europe.
BIG IDEAS
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
Byzantine civilization influenced Russian and Eastern European civilizations through its religion, culture, and trade.
ESSENTIALS
Influence of Byzantine culture on Eastern Europe and Russia
Trade routes between the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea
Adoption of Orthodox Christianity by Russia and much of Eastern Europe
Adoption of the Greek alphabet for the Slavic languages by St. Cyril (Cyrillic alphabet)
Church architecture and religious art
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)