1. Classroom Creed
Today is a brand new day My attitude is positive and I am ready to learn Success will surround me only if I work hard I pledge to do just that by any means necessary There is no time for excuses, the time is now

2. Bell Ringer Complete OCCSIE Objects Characters Caption (labels) Symbol
Irony
Exaggeration

3. Byzantine Empire (Review Do Not Write Down)
Constantinople is the capital of the Byzantine Empire. In 395 A.D. The Roman Empire split in two. The east portion became the Byzantine Empire.

4. Byzantine Empire Geography
Tucked between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea lies a small neck of land. In ancient times, this peninsula was a popular travel route for merchants and traders.
What is a peninsula?
Land that surrounded by water on three sides

5. Western Half (Rome was the capital)
300 A.D.: The Roman Empire was divided
Western Half (Rome was the capital)
Eastern Half known as the Byzantine Empire (Constantinople was the capital)

6. Justinian Code
Justinian reviewed Roman Law (Twelve Tables) and created a simpler legal code.
It was called the Justinian Code
Many of the laws reflect the point of view of his wife, Theodora.
Theodora encouraged her husband to make laws that were fairer to women.
Theodora assisted her husband in choosing government leaders.

7. Contributions of the Byzantine Empire
Came to existence after the Roman Empire split in half
Preserved Greek and Roman culture
Home of the Orthodox Church (Orthodox Christian was later brought to Russia and Armenia)
Icons- Pictures of Jesus and the Saints

8. The split of Christianity
1054: Christianity divided (the Great Schism)
Byzantine: Eastern Greek Orthodox Church
Western Europe: Roman Catholic Church

9. Create a song, rap or poem to get people to want to go to the Byzantine Empire
Must include information about Justinian and Theodora
His Code – Law
Religion
Geography – where it is located?

10. The Byzantine Empire Real Estate Advertisement
Use Chapter 2: The Byzantine Empire and Emerging Europe A.D. 50–800 in your online textbook to create a Real Estate advertisement for why an outsider should settle in Constantinople. Your advertisement should be in the form of a 3-section folded pamphlet, and must include the following:
memorable slogan, map that shows where Constantinople is located
four paragraphs, geography, government, religion, and daily life with visual component

11. Exit Ticket
Create a Venn Diagram comparing the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire.
At LEAST 3 points in EACH Section