What’s so great about Constantine???
Directions—after the quiz: Glue the picture of Constantine in the middle of page ___ of your iBook Draw 3 large thought bubbles by each corner of Constantine’s picture. Label them: Constantinople, Edict of Milan, Dream of Shields In each bubble you will describe how the topic makes Constantine significant We will model Constantinople together…
Constantine Constantinople p. 64 Edict of Milan Pg. 86 In each thought bubble, you will record bullet points and answer: How did this topic make Constantine sooooo great???!!!??? Dream of Shields Pg. 86
Constantinople “The New ROME” *The New Capital thrived economically *It’s location (between Black Sea and Red Sea) was a major trading center *It was the crossroad for major trade routes between Europe and Asia *Easy to defend from attacks-protected by water on three sides