8.01(1) Byzantine Empire

8.01(1) Byzantine Empire

By Christina Camacho

Poll

What is your favorite season?

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

• Summer

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes the geographic location of the Mayan civilization?

• Rainforests in Central America

• Deserts in Mexico

• Woodlands of North America

• Mountains in Brazil

Open Ended

Remind me of some reasons for the fall of Rome.

Multiple Choice

Why was Byzantium considered to have an advantageous geographical position?

• could be easily reached by land

• at a crossroads of Europe and Asia

• easy access to water on three sides

• all of these are correct

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a reason Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium?

• Rome was richer, more stable, and easier to defend than Byzantium

• communications would be easier with access to both the Mediterranean and the Black Seas

• military defense of Rome would be difficult while defense of Byzantium would be easier

• too many political fights and too much moral decay in Rome

Multiple Choice

Leo III's influence on the "iconoclast" controversy

Justinian's policy of forcing pagans to become Orthodox Christians

Constantine's declaration that Arian Christians were heretics

• neoclassicism

• caesaropapism

• zoroastrianism

• anarcosyndicalism

Multiple Choice

BYZANTINE GOVERNMENT

highly centralized with a bureaucracy funded by taxation on agricultural goods

nobles showed loyalty and submission to the Emperor

officials and nobles dressed themselves in simple monks' clothing to show humility

state-run school system to educate future bureaucrats and officials

Which item does NOT fit into the list above?

• highly centralized with a bureaucracy funded by taxation on agricultural goods

• state-run school system to educate future bureaucrats and officials

• nobles showed loyalty and submission to the Emperor

• officials and nobles dressed themselves in simple monks' clothing to show humility

8.01 Application

Analyzing primary sources

Let's review this assignment together

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Open Ended

Brainstorm some differences bewteen what we learned about the Roman and Byzantine governments.