Grades are done!!! Please check Powerschool for your grades. A bonus assignment has been issued below for students that are failing the class. It is due Wednesday December 16 but can be turned in early!
Grades are done!!! Please check Powerschool for your grades. SSWH4 The student will analyze the importance of the Byzantine and Mongol empires between 450 CE and 1500 CE. The Byzantine Empire Notes MAIN IDEAS: Culture Roman culture continued in the Byzantine Empire for a thousand years after the fall of Rome. Belief Systems: Christianity developed different forms in the western and eastern parts of the former Roman Empire. Belief Systems: The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church had different relationships with governments. ESSENTIAL QUESTION How did Justinian restore the Eastern Roman Empire? Outlasting the Western Empire • Historians call Eastern Empire Byzantine Empire - named after the capital cityʼs original name of Byzantium • Byzantine Empire lasted about 1,000 years after Western Empire • Emperors were absolute rulers - struggled against Germanic peoples, Huns, other groups - lost much land to invaders Justinian • Justinian was emperor from A.D. 527 to 565 - reconquered lost Eastern Empire lands in Italy, Africa, Spain Rebuilding Constantinople • Justinian began rebuilding the capital, which was damaged in a revolt - rebuilt city walls; built schools, hospitals, courts, churches - most famous church was Hagia Sophia Preserving Roman Culture • Justinian Code—uniform code of law based on Roman law - included laws on marriage, slavery, property, womenʼs rights, crime • Byzantines spoke Greek, but considered themselves culturally Roman - studied Latin, Greek, Roman literature and history • Eastern Empire preserved Greek, Roman culture - in former Western Empire, Germanic and Roman cultures blended |
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Projects are due Monday December 7, 2015 That's tomorrow!!!!! Mr. Holcey Awesome History Poster Project In World History we are learning how interconnected the country is. So you don't forget the earlier part of your Social Science education; you will create a poster on a CrashCourse history video of your own choosing.
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