Learning Plan (Day #1) The Byzantine Empire has many connections to the Roman Empire. Geographically how are the two empires alike? How would the geography be factors in the expanding and sustaining the empire? ATTENDENCE ESSENTIAL QUESTION LECTURE (PowerPoint) Byzantine Empire 1-8 Slides 12-15 MINUTES PowerPoint Note Set o Honors o Regular o Modified Emperor Justinian Video Review Packets o Honors o Regular o Modified Emperor Justinian (youtube.com) CLOSURE TICKET OUT o Answer our essential question apply examples and compare/contrast Follow up/moving forward Handout Review packets for Unit 12 MINUTES W/TRANSITION 8-10 MINUTES
Learning Plan (Day #2) Justinian s Code of Law would standardize law within the Empire. How would these laws compare to modern laws? And, why would laws be standardized under Emperor Justinian? ATTENDENCE ESSENTIAL QUESTION INTRODUCE JUSTINIAN CODE OF LAW Read Aloud of Text (pg 322) o Law and Public Works 5-6 MINUTES Justinian s Code of Law Activity Groups are Assigned o Desk Color Strange Laws Organizer Drawn on Board JUSTINIAN LAW ACTIVITY (JIGSAW) THREE GROUPS ARE CREATED INTRODUCE ASSIGNMENT (ATTACHED IN SEPARATE DOCUMENT) EACH GROUP IS ASSIGNED: 2 Readers, 1 Reporter EACH GROUP THEN SHARES THEIR FINDINGS COMPARE/CONTRAST CURRENT LAWS VS. JUSTINIAN o Visual Organizer 12-15 MINUTES 10-12 MINUTES CLOSURE Strange Laws of the United States Answer our essential Question 2-3 MINUTES
Learning Plan (Day #3) Under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire would expand its borders. How would a connection to the Roman Empire, lead to the expansion of the Byzantine Empire? What factors would lead to the fall of the Empire? Expansion of the Byzantine Empire PowerPoint (12-18) 10-12 Minutes Nystrom Atlas Series 15 Minutes Nystrom Atlas Series Regular Modified Discussion Why would the Byzantine Empire Expand? How would the Byzantine Empire expand? Any foreshadowing to the Fall of the Empire? 5-10 Minutes Answer our essential question Assign reading about the Venetians 5 Minutes
Learning Plan (Day #4) How did the Byzantines base their economy on? How did the Venetians come to control the Economy? Why would this control of the Economy be a problem for the Byzantines? Byzantine Economy Simulation Simulation work-sheet No modification, we will walk through this step by step and analyze as a class Debrief of Activity What factors helped the Byzantines initially become a rich empire? How would the deal with the Venetians break the system? Answer the essential question Assign reading on the Split of Christianity 3-5 Minutes
Learning Plan (Day #5) What caused the split in the Christian church between the Catholics and Orthodox Christians? Organizers Prepared Regular Modified Reading Prepared Reading of Chapter 21 (Section 3-The Church) Discuss the differences between the Orthodox and Christian Church Graphic Organizers Venn Diagrams display similarities/differences between two sects Discussion of why the Church then split Leadership Use of Icons Language Answer our
Learning Plan (Day #6) Like many empires, internal and external problems would lead to the fall of the Byzantine Empire. What factors would lead to the fall of the Byzantine Empire? PowerPoint Fall of the Empire PowerPoint Presentation Discussion Compare/Contrast: Fall of Rome and Byzantine Empire Answer the Unit ES Finish Packets for Review Clarification, Review and of Unit 8-10 Minutes Quiz Tomorrow!