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Happy Wednesday!. Pick up a worksheet Take out your packet from yesterday. Byzantium: First Christian Empire. Gold. Question 1: Quick~What are your first impressions of these images?. ~and~. God. GEOGRAPHY. Constantinople on a peninsula. GEOGRAPHY.
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Happy Wednesday! Pick up a worksheet Take out your packet from yesterday
Gold Question 1: Quick~What are your first impressions of these images? ~and~ God
GEOGRAPHY Constantinople on a peninsula
GEOGRAPHY Trading crossroad between Europe, Africa, and Asia
GEOGRAPHY Strong walls, fleet of ships, location = long-lasting empire
GEOGRAPHY Access flourishingEast and Roman roots Becomes more Greek
Question #2 Which aspect of Byzantine geography do you think was the most beneficial?
Question #3 Can you think of another disagreement in history that split groups apart?
IMPORTANTPEOPLE Justinian • Takes power in 527CE • Compiles Justinian Code • Reclaims Roman territory
IMPORTANTPEOPLE Theodora: Powerful woman • Actress/performer becomes empress, strength to Justinian
NIKA REBELLION Theodora has the backbone Stay and fight!
Question 4 Make a list of powerful women that you know of.
ACHIEVEMENTS “2nd Rome” JustinianCode: simplifies and combines Roman law
ACHIEVEMENTS Constantinople: strong walls, center of trade and culture
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ACHIEVEMENTS Hagia Sophia: attracts people to Christianity
ACHIEVEMENTS Hippodrome: athletic stadium
ACHIEVEMENTS Mosaics and illuminated manuscripts
Question #5: You are going to immortalize yourself in a picture. You must choose three people, objects, or ideas that represent who you are. What do you chose to include?
Question 6: Emperor Justinian chose to immortalize himself surrounded by what types of people? What does each man represent?
Question 7: Connection to the present. If Theodora was actually looking out from this mosaic, what three aspects of modern society would surprise her the most?
Constantinople: Byzantium’s World-Class Capital • While reading, underline words that describe how something looked. Imagine what the city of Constantinople must have been like during the time period described. • Draw a picture of what you were visualizing while reading. • Examine the map and answer the questions on your worksheet.
3 important achievements of the Byzantine Empire were: 2 places with which the Byzantine Empire could trade were: 1 thing I found most interesting about the Byzantine Empire is: