1. Beat the Clock – Byzantine Content Check VSC Making connections from prior learning and text to answer social studies questions

2. How does the Byzantine Empire compare to the United States today? Use vocabulary within the content area Make connections based upon prior learning Answer social studies questions Beat the Clock - BE 10/01/13 Key ? Outcome Warm-up: What are the characteristics of our country? Get ready to rock & roll!

3. Work to do 1.Beat the Clock Work in pairs 2.Work on Mini-lesson 1.Pick topic 2.Pick group 3.Outline ideas

4. How was Constantinople a center of… Trade Trade hub Control of Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea & Baltic Strait Easy to defend Generated vast amounts of money through trade tax Public works, trade goods & services attract the wealthy Christianity Emperor head of government & church Believed that he knew his people better than the pope did – Bibles written in Cyrillic – Services in Greek – Hagia Sophia

5. How was the Byzantine church different from the western church in each area? Discussion & Debate BE encouraged itWestern did not LanguageGreek; people’s language Latin; language of church & scholars ArchitectureDomed roofOrnate church Issue leading to the western pope declaring Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor- Pope wanted Germanic allies Issue that led to the schism between the western & eastern churches – Icon use & who was the true leader What caused the patriarch of the East to make contact with the pope after 40 years of bitterness? Request for military assistance against the Seljiuk Turks invasions