Tuesday, September 9th

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Tuesday, September 9th

• After you read the newspaper article, did you
  want to go to this new school?
• List reasons why you wanted to go.
• For similar reasons, Constantine took the capital
  of the Roman Empire to an exciting, new city.

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Constantines move

• Textbook page 53.
• Label the Black Sea.
• Label Constantinople
• Attach to page 16 in Comp Book.

3
Constantines move

• Read page 56-57
• Constantines Rule
• Consequences of the Roman Empire
• Made it difficult to defend the Western Roman
  Empire
• Split empire into Western Roman Empire and
  Eastern Roman Empire

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Consequences for Rome and Western Roman Empire

• Many tribes attacked Western Empire for good land
  and natural resources.
• Western Roman Empire eventually fell.
• (read pg. 55 Invasions
• pg. 57 Germanic Invaders
• pg. 59 Roman Emperor forced out.)

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Consequences for Constantinople and Eastern Roman
Empire (Byzantine Empire)

• Read page 64 and 65
• New city
• Rome was run down and crowded
• More opportunities
• Fishing harbors, lots of trade by land and sea!!
• Became very wealthy!
• Protection
• Easy to defend
• Constantinople became capital of Eastern Roman
  Empire

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Assignment

• Your assignment is to communicate the
  consequences of Constantines move from Rome to
  Constantinople.
• Led to a divided empire
• Western Empire was conquered
• Eastern Empire became Byzantine Empire
• Byzantine Empire grew to be a wealthy and
  powerful empire!

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Assignment

• Create a poem.
• Must be at least 4 stanzas.
• Must completely discuss the consequences.
• Must be neat.
• Must be neatly written or typed on a full sheet
  of paper.

• Your assignment is to communicate the
  consequences of Constantines move from Rome to
  Constantinople.
• Led to a divided empire
• Western Empire was conquered
• Eastern Empire became Byzantine Empire
• Byzantine Empire grew to be a wealthy and
  powerful empire!

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Assignment option 2

• Create a song.
• Must have a chorus
• Must have at least 3 verses
• Must completely discuss the consequences.
• Prefer it to be to a familiar tune. (if you
  create a tune, youll need to sing it to the
  class or to Mr. Deal)

• Your assignment is to communicate the
  consequences of Constantines move from Rome to
  Constantinople.
• Led to a divided empire
• Western Empire was conquered
• Eastern Empire became Byzantine Empire
• Byzantine Empire grew to be a wealthy and
  powerful empire!

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Assignment option 3

• Create an illustration
• Must clearly represent the consequences.
• Must be neat and colored.
• Needs to show effort and creativity.

• Your assignment is to communicate the
  consequences of Constantines move from Rome to
  Constantinople.
• Led to a divided empire
• Western Empire was conquered
• Eastern Empire became Byzantine Empire
• Byzantine Empire grew to be a wealthy and
  powerful empire!