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?