1. Warm-Up #1 (10/11/12)
Read “Byzantine and Moslem Empires” and answer the following questions:
What is the modern day city and country of Constantinople?
Why was Constantinople’s location important?
What are three ways the Byzantines helped preserve the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome?

2. Number from 1-10 and correctly match each number to the place below:1. 6. 7. 5. 4. 8. 2.
10. 9.
Warm Up #2 (10/12/12)
Byz, Russia, Islam Map 3.
Number from 1-10 and correctly match each number to the place below:
Baltic Sea
Dnieper River
Black Sea
Kiev
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Constantinople
Rome
Danube River
Tours

3. Warm-Up #3 (10/16/12)
Answer the following questions based on your Early Russia Assignment
Identify one geographic feature that contributed to the rise of Kievan Rus (early Russia)
What was Vladimir’s most significant accomplishment?
Identify one contribution of Yaroslav the Wise to early Russian culture
Identify one factor that contributed to the decline of Kiev
What role did the Mongols play in shaping Russian culture?