1. Bellwork
Please take out your Midterm Study Guides. I am going to collect them and give them back to you before you leave today.
You will also need your notebooks, a pen or pencil, and a piece of paper.

2. Byzantine Empire

3. What is the Primary Reason to Study the Byzantines?
Read background essay.

4. Documents A-E
Each person at your table will choose ONE document to analyze and answer questions on You will be responsible for sharing your findings with the rest of your group.
Write your responses on a separate piece of paper.

5. Discuss
Find one or two other students who analyzed the same document as you. Review the questions and double check for understanding. Prepare a short statement/summary to share with your original table group.

6. Share Your Findings
Each person in your group will explain their chosen document to the rest of the group.

7. Class Discussion

8. Notebook Entry: Byzantine Contributions

9. HONORS ONLY Finally, written response.
In your notebook, next to your chart and part of the Byzantine Contributions entry, answer the following question:
Which of the documents/contributions do you think was the most valuable to the world today? Your response should include a contribution and at least three reasons that support your argument.