Warm-Up #1 (10/11/12)

• Read “Byzantine and Moslem Empires” and answer the following questions:

1. What is the modern day city and country of Constantinople?

2. Why was Constantinople’s location important?3. What are three ways the Byzantines helped

preserve the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome?

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Warm Up #2 (10/12/12) Byz, Russia, Islam Map Number from 1-10 and correctly match

each number to the place below:

Baltic SeaBlack SeaCaspian SeaConstantinopleDanube River

Dnieper RiverKiev Mediterranean SeaRomeTours

Warm-Up #3 (10/16/12)• Answer the following questions based on your Early

Russia Assignment1. Identify one geographic feature that contributed to the

rise of Kievan Rus (early Russia)2. What was Vladimir’s most significant accomplishment?3. Identify one contribution of Yaroslav the Wise to early

Russian culture4. Identify one factor that contributed to the decline of

Kiev5. What role did the Mongols play in shaping Russian

culture?