1. Accelerated World History
September 28, 2015

2. Warm Up – September 30, 2015
4th 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. 5th Period – Pick up the six pages at the side of the room. Look over them and begin reading. We will begin when the bell rings.

3. Agenda DBQ (Document-Based Question) on the Byzantines Reminders:
Chapter 6, Section 3 due today

4. Understanding the Question
What is the analytical question asked by this Mini-Q?
What is the Primary Reason to Study the Byzantines?
What terms in the question need to be defined?
Primary, Reason, Study, Byzantines, etc.
Rewrite the question in your own words.
Why should I know about the Byzantines?

5. Pre-Bucketing
Bucket 1
Bucket 2

6. Pre-Bucketing - Examples
Understanding the Spread of Christianity v. Islam
The impact of Byzantine law on Western Civilizations

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Document A
In the 7th and 8th 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

10. 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 7th 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.

11. 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 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.

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