Take a Look at Your Pre-Assessments and complete your KWL. Also: 1st Block Presidents: Egypt – Ja’haun Rome – Makaila Greece – Eunice Sumer – Akeera Byzantine - Simona 4th Block Presidents Egypt – Devin Rome – Seth Greece – Camden Sumer – Ashlee Byzantine - Jahnea

Europe during Medieval Times Including Chapter 1: The Fall of Rome

Europe During Medieval Times How did the environment and technological innovations affect the growth and contraction of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and Medieval Christendom? What impact did human expansion have on the environment? How was Rome a site of encounter? How did the Roman Empire gain and maintain power ovr people and territories? Did the Roman Empire fall? How did the religion of Christianity develop and change over time? How did Christianity spread through the empire and other cultures? How did the decentralized system of feudalism control people but weaken state power?

In this unit you will learn about: the legacy of the Roman Empire, the growth and spread of Christianity, the impact of feudalism, and the development of the Byzantine Empire

Think about the following: KNOW WANT TO KNOW LEARNED

Europe During Medieval Times

Geography Challenge Presidents – Please pass out the Geography Challenge I provided you at the beginning of class. We will complete the Odd #s in class. You will complete the even #s for homework tonight.

THE LEGACY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

The Legacy of Rome Rap by Mr. Bloom

The legacy of the roman empire To what extent have the contributions of ancient Rome influenced modern society This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Vocabulary Collapsed – to fail suddenly and completely Roman Empire - an empire that, at its height, around 200 C.E., spanned the Mediterranean world and most of Europe Empire - a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government Conflict – a disagreement or fight caused by opposing points of view Corruption – a pattern of illegal or immoral activities by government officials Decline – a slow breakdown or failure Constantinople – Roman emperor who, in 300 C.E., moved the capital to Byzantium or later renamed Constantinople

Problems leading to the collapse of the roman empire around 500 c.e. No good system for selecting the next emperor, leading to POLITICAL INSTABILITY – selfish motivations Increased taxes to fund the extensive Roman Army – causing the economy & trade to weaken High unemployment – use of slaves by wealthy driving small farmers out of business Poor money management from CORRUPTION & DECLINE The large size of the empire unmanageable and hard to defend

The fall of Rome Constantine moves the capital to Byzantium (later Constantinople) in 330C.E., splitting the Roman Empire with 2 leaders Invading Germanic tribes in the West leading deeper into Rome. In 476, “Rome is sacked” This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Legacy: Art

Roman Art Greco-Roman art – merging of Greek, other influences and Roman art to form its own UNIQUE culture Mosaics – a picture made up of small pieces of tile, glass or colored stone Revival of Roman art during the Renaissance influences painters, sculptures and design

Let’s take a look Using the Modern Art Placards you received, let’s look at Placards B & D to complete your Interactive Student Notebook. What do you see?

The legacy of roman architecture and engineering INFLUENCES This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Pantheon temple

engineering Roman roads, bridges and AQUEDUCTS mixed art with functional infrastructure. Many still stand.

Let’s take a look Using the Modern Art Placards you received, let’s look at Placards C & H to complete your Interactive Student Notebook. What do you see?

The legacy of roman language and writing Have you ever heard of the ROMANace languages derived from Latin roots? (Italian, Spanish, French). The most educated in Europe learned Latin to read/write documents. The Julian calendar – used to start in March – but provided the foundation for our presently used Gregorian calendar instituted by ROMAN Catholic Pope Gregory XIII. Our US motto E pluribus unum “Out of many, one” Roman numerals

Latin Root words and prefixes

The legacy of roman philosophy, law & citizenship This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Philosophy – the study of wisdom, knowledge and the nature of reality STOICISM – belief “a divine intelligence ruled all of nature and that a person’s soul was a spark of that divine intelligence. GOOD CHARACTER, DUTY, HONOR, SELF-CONTROL, COURAGE Roman philosophy This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

Roman Law & justice Our modern legal codes, especially those addressing marriage, inheritance and contracts, use the basis of Roman law. JUSTICE (anyone ever heard the saying “with liberty, and justice for all?) – Universal law of justice being natural and an “unalienable right” Citizenship – allow for certain protections under the law.