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Happy Wednesday!

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!

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  1. Happy Wednesday! Pick up a worksheet Take out your packet from yesterday

  2. Byzantium: First Christian Empire

  3. Gold Question 1: Quick~What are your first impressions of these images? ~and~ God

  4. GEOGRAPHY Constantinople on a peninsula

  5. GEOGRAPHY Trading crossroad between Europe, Africa, and Asia

  6. GEOGRAPHY Strong walls, fleet of ships, location = long-lasting empire

  7. GEOGRAPHY Access flourishingEast and Roman roots Becomes more Greek

  8. Question #2 Which aspect of Byzantine geography do you think was the most beneficial?

  9. Schism

  10. The GreatSchism:1054 CE

  11. Question #3 Can you think of another disagreement in history that split groups apart?

  12. IMPORTANTPEOPLE Justinian • Takes power in 527CE • Compiles Justinian Code • Reclaims Roman territory

  13. IMPORTANTPEOPLE Theodora: Powerful woman • Actress/performer becomes empress, strength to Justinian

  14. NIKA REBELLION Theodora has the backbone Stay and fight!

  15. Question 4 Make a list of powerful women that you know of.

  16. ACHIEVEMENTS “2nd Rome” JustinianCode: simplifies and combines Roman law

  17. ACHIEVEMENTS Constantinople: strong walls, center of trade and culture

  18. Domes and Arches Domes and Arches Domes and Arches Domes and Arches

  19. ACHIEVEMENTS Hagia Sophia: attracts people to Christianity

  20. Interior of the Hagia Sophia

  21. ACHIEVEMENTS Hippodrome: athletic stadium

  22. ACHIEVEMENTS Mosaics and illuminated manuscripts

  23. 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?

  24. Question 6: Emperor Justinian chose to immortalize himself surrounded by what types of people? What does each man represent?

  25. 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?

  26. 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.

  27. 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:

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