Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and homework in your agendas.

Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your rows please do so.

TIPS ON NOTE TAKING:GREEN - Don't write it down if you don't want. It is there for to read and make a mental note.

BLUE - You should write this information down, but put it in your own words. Don't worry about coping it exactly. Put it in a way that you'll remember.

BLACK - You need to write this down. It is important. If you can find a way to write it using less words that okay, but make sure you are getting this information in your notes.

RED - This is very important and needs to be written in your notes EXACTLY as it is on the board.

The Survival of the Eastern Empire

How did Constantine and his successors establish the Byzantine Empire?

Why do you think that the Roman Empire didn't fall all at once?

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

someone who believes in more than one god.

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

someone who believes in more than one god.

trench filled with water.

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

someone who believes in more than one god.

trench filled with water.

The first great Byzantine emperor.

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

someone who believes in more than one god.

trench filled with water.

The first great Byzantine emperor.

Justinian's wife.

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

someone who believes in more than one god.

trench filled with water.

The first great Byzantine emperor.

Justinian's wife.

unlimited authority

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

someone who believes in more than one god.

trench filled with water.

The first great Byzantine emperor.

Justinian's wife.

unlimited authority

sudden failure in the way somethingworks, so that it cannot continue.

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Vocab Word Search (pages 34 -38): Constantine -

pagan -

moat -

Justinian -

Theodora -

absolute power -

collapse -

foundation -

someone who believes in more than one god.

trench filled with water.

The first great Byzantine emperor.

Justinian's wife.

unlimited authority

sudden failure in the way somethingworks, so that it cannot continue.

conditions that will make it possible for something to be successful.

A Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire.

Create a KWL chart in your journal

Use textbook pages 34 - 38 to complete your in class worksheet:

Byzantium Constantinople

Christian location

Good for trade.

Easy to defend.

476 A.D. Byzantine Empire

Had absolute power.

law

Justinian

Create a KWL chart in your journal

Flip over your worksheet and divide it into two. Quick write activity (choose one of the following three questions to answer):

1) What major change did Constantine make to the Roman Empire?

2) Why did Constantine move the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

3) What effect did Constantine’s decision have on the future of the Byzantine Empire?

Flip over your worksheet.

Quick write activity (choose one of the following questions to answer):

1) In what way did Justinian’s conquests weaken the empire?

2) Which beliefs could prevent people from questioning the emperor’s authority?

3) How did Justinian strengthen his control over theByzantine Empire?

CONSTANTINE

What do we already know about Constantine?

Emperor Constantine

27 February 272 – 22 May 337

* The emperor Diocletian dies in 200 AD and the Eastern Roman Empire falls into chaos.

* Battles his rivals for the throne.

* Legend has it on the eve of a major battle Constantine saw the image of a cross in the sky and believed it was God stating he was on Constantine's side.

CONSTANTINE

* Constantine wins the Roman throne and converts from being a pagan into a Christian.

CONSTANTINE

* In 324 AD Constantine becomes sole ruler of Rome/moves capital east to and old Greek city Byzantium.

* Renames the city Constantinople, which means "City of Constantine."

* Constantine supports Christianity in his new city of Constantinople. 

* The people living in Constantinople thought of themselves as Romans.

Emperor Constantine27 February 272 – 22 May 337

Simple Cause and Effect

Cause Effect

Because Constantine converted to Christianity...

What do you think happed to Christianity as a religion?

Emperor Constantine27 February 272 – 22 May 337

Simple Cause and Effect

Cause Effect

Because Constantine converted to Christianity...

Christianity grew throughout the empire.

CONSTANTINOPLE

From what you see on this map, what things do you notice about the city of Constantinople?

CONSTANTINOPLE

* The new capital of Constantinople was a crossroads for trade between Europe and Asia.

* Merchants could stop to trade goods by land or sea.

* It was easy to defend because the thick walls and moat to the west and the rest of the city was surrounded by the sea.

* Trade made the city and Constantine very wealthy.

CONSTANTINOPLE

* Spices from India, furs from Russia, silk from China,and grain from Egypt came into the city.

* Constantine used the wealth from the city to build temples, marketplaces, government buildings.

* Constantinople became the foundation for the new Byzantine Empire.

* After the WesternEmpire fell in 476, the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire survived.

Justinian

From our vocab who was Justinian?

Justinian

* Justinian ruled for nearly 40 years, from 527 to 565.

* His main goal was to reconquer the lands lost by the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

* He succeeded in conquering most of the lands (not all) but his wars were expensive and left his empire with money troubles.

From textbook page 37

* Like Constantine he was a Christian ruler.

Justinian

* In 532 AD he put down (defeated) a revolt and gained absolute power over the empire.

* After the revolt Justinian started a rebuilding program to repair the damage.

* Greatest building that was reconstructed was the Hagia Sophia.

Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia (The Holy Wisdom) is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the entire world.

Important thing to remember:

1) Christianity was allowed to spread throughout the Roman Empire when it was ruled by Constantine.

2) Constantinople was a stopping place for merchants and was easy to defend.

3) Justinian reconquered lands once controlled by Rome, established a new law code and rebuilt the Hagia Sophia church.

Homework:

1) What did Diocletian do that no Roman emperor had done before?

2) What sign did Constantine see in the sky before his last major battle?

3) What ban did Constantine lift and what religion did he convert to?

4) What was reborn under Constantine?

5) What was the name of Constantine's new capital?

Constantine (Video):