1. Accelerated World History October 1, 2015

2. Warm Up – October 1, 2015 4 th Period – Grab the last two pages for your packet. 5 th Period – Get out a sheet of paper and label it K-W-L. Under the K, write two things you ‘know’ about the Byzantines. Under the W, write two things you ‘want’ to know. At the end of class, under the L, you will write two things you learned today.

3. Agenda DBQ (Document-Based Question) on the Byzantines Reminders : Chapter 11 Guided Reading due Thursday, October 8 th

4. Document Analysis You will get 15 minutes with each document in your group to discuss and answer the questions. At the need of the 15 minutes, you need to move on to the next document. Any questions you do not get answered in class by end of class tomorrow, you need to work on for homework.

5. Document A What religion dominated western and eastern Europe in 1050CE? What religion dominated northern Africa and southwest Asia? Christianity in Europe and Islam in Africa and Asia What Christian city was the closest to Muslim lands in Asia? Constantinople

6. Document A In the 7 th and 8 th centuries, which invading groups were the Byzantines able to defeat? The Persians, Avars, and the Muslim Arabs According to John Norwich, why was the Byzantine Empire important to Western civilization? The Byzantines kept Christianity alive in the Western World. Had things gone differently, Islam would be the primary religion throughout much of Europe and America

7. Document A Why should we study the Byzantines? The background essay shows that the Byzantines controlled territory between Western Europe and the Middle East. They were a buffer between Christianity and Islam. Had the Byzantine Empire fallen to the Arabs in the 7 th century, Islam might have overtaken not only the Eastern Orthodox Church, but the Latin Catholic Church as well. Because the consequences of a Muslim advance were potentially so great, this is a good reason to study the Byzantines.

8. Document B Why were the walls of Constantinople built? To keep out the Huns and the Goths Why was it so difficult for an attacking enemy to break through? Three walls. Walls were 25 feet thick. Moat was 60 feet. 192 towers. Towers had archers and missile throwers. Why couldn’t an enemy attack on the seaward side of the city? The seaward side was protected by a wall and the fleet.

9. Document B 24 attempts, 2 successful. Crusaders in 1204CE; Turks in 1453CE. Very skilled builders and designers. Planned well for defense.

10. Bucketing Look at the documents you just analyzed. Organize your thoughts into 2, 3, or 4 buckets. Remember, these are your body paragraphs for your essay that you will write tomorrow/Monday. Creation of the Orthodox Christian Church Influence of Justinian law Protection of literature from Greco- Roman times

11. Thesis Development & Road Map The primary reason to study the Byzantines is the impact they had on the cultural traditions of the Western world because they protected the religious, legal, and literary heritage of the Greco- Roman time. Creation of the Orthodox Christian Church Influence of Justinian law Protection of literature from Greco-Roman times