Friday, August 25th, 2017 Agenda Do Now Notes on the legacy of Rome/ Byzantine Empire Analyze the legacy of Rome Do Now Think about what you would want to leave behind as your legacy. Share with your table partner.
Goal Analyze the legacy of Rome by analyzing a primary source.
The New empire! What: The Byzantine Empire Where: West of Italy to Arabian Border Why Important: Had Roman influences (hippodrome) at first then Greek.
Justinian I Who: Ruler of Byzantine Empire What: skilled ruler and leader Why important: Created reforms at wife’s (Theodora) encouragement
Byzantine Empire What: famous for mosaics, Christian artwork (icons), and military conquests Who: Belisarius and more Why important: was the greatest empire until a plague and other failures ended it.
Now What? Take out you homework source. With your partner, talk and write down what the goal was for the source. Then talk and write down what the author talked about to strengthen that goal. (what did he talk about well).
Legacy Name one of the legacies of Rome.