Unit VI: Byzantine Empire (SOL 7) Name: Essay Date: DBQ 3: Byzantine Empire uner Justinian Big Iea When Justinian became emperor in 527, he was etermine to revive the ancient Roman Empire, to buil a new Rome. He establishe Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire an preserve Roman heritage for more than a thousan years. Task Analyze the following primary sources an then respon to the following DBQ (Document-Base Question) in a 5 paragraph essay. Writing Prompt Evaluate the reign of Emperor Justinian. Di he revive the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Empire? What is his legacy? Directions 1. Carefully rea the ocument-base question liste above. 2. Rea each ocument carefully, unerlining key phrases an wors that aress the ocument-base question. You may also use the margin to make brief notes. Answer the questions that follow each ocument before moving on to the next ocument. As you answer the questions that follow, be sure to consier HOW the ocument relates to the question an inclue that connection in your response. 3. Put the ocuments into the buckets liste below. EVERY ocument nees to be liste, an SOME ocuments can be use more than once. Bucket 1 Bucket 2 Question: Di Justinian revive the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Empire? Question: What is Justinian s Legacy? Circle: YES NO Circle: YES NO Develop 3 categories of his legacy, an list List ocument # s that support your response. ocument # s that support your response. Category 1: List Documents: Category 2: List Documents: Category 3: List Documents: 1
Writing Prompt Evaluate the reign of Emperor Justinian. Di he revive the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Empire? What is his legacy? After you have rea the ocuments, rerea the ocument-base question. Then, formulate a thesis statement that irectly answers ALL parts of the question, base on your own knowlege an on the information in the ocuments. THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN FORMULATING YOUR THESIS STATEMENT Thesis Statement: Take a position on the question Set out categories for later iscussion in the essay (see what you i on page 1 for help) Try to argue your thesis. Coul you take an opposite position? If not, revise your thesis statement. The thesis must take a stan. 4. Organize supportive an relevant information on the attache graphic organizer (pg. 6). 5. Write a well-organize essay that proves your thesis. The essay shoul be logically presente an shoul inclue information both from the ocuments an from your own knowlege outsie the ocuments. This step shoul be complete using loose-leaf paper. Please skip lines an write neatly! 6. A note on how to reference ocuments a. When referencing the ocuments in your essay, NEVER begin with: In ocument 3 The ocument shoul be reference by mentioning the author or type of ocument. Here are some examples: Herootus, in The History (oc. 1), sai: The photograph of the Parthenon emonstrates (oc. 2) Phiias sculpture is an example of (oc. 3) The Greek physician, Hippocrates, felt that (oc. 4) The map of Greek city-states illustrates that (oc. 5) b. If you know something about the author, mention that in your introuction. In the example below, the parts ae are in italics. The Babylonian King Hammurabi, wrote (oc. 7) 2
Document 1 This escription of Justinian is from Builings by Procopius, Justinian's official court historian. Justinian create countless cities which i not exist before. An fining that the belief in Go was... straying into errors... he brought it about that it stoo on the firm founation of a single faith. Moreover, fining the laws obscure because they ha become far more numerous than they shoul be, an in obvious confusion because they isagree with each other. He preserve them (in the Legal Coe of Emperor Justinian, A.D. 529]... by controlling their iscrepancies with the greatest firmness. Question 1: Accoring to Procopius, what are three contributions of Justinian? f Document 2 Justinian was escribe by Procopius in a ifferent book, the Secret History, which was publishe after his eath. Justinian was... crafty, hypocritical, secretive by temperament, two-face: a clever fellow with marvelous ability to conceal his real opinion... lying all the time... Question 1: Which characteristics of Justinian oes Procopius stress in the Secret History? Question 2: Why is this escription so ifferent from Document 1? f Document 3 Justinian rule like earlier Roman emperors. This is a escription of him by a Byzantine official. The emperor is equal to all men in the nature of his boy, but in the authority of his rank he is similar to Go, who rules all. Question 1: How is Justinian s power explaine? 3
Document 4 This excerpt, also written by Procopius, escribes the Hagia Sophia upon its completion in 537. In height it rises to the very heavens... A spherical shape ome... makes it exceeingly beautiful: from the lightness of the builing it oes not appear to rest upon a soli founation, but to... be suspene from heaven by the fable golen chain... The entire ceiling is covere with pure gol, which as glory to the beauty, though the rays of light reflecte upon the gol from the marble surpass it in beauty... An whenever anyone enters this church to pray, he unerstans at once that it is not by any human strength or skill, but by the influence of Go, that this work has been perfecte. An so his min is lifte up towar Go... Moreover, it is impossible to escribe the treasure of gol an silver plate an gems, which the Emperor Justinian has presente to it... Question 1: What are the istinctive characteristics of the Hagia Sophia? Question 2: What impact oes the church have on a visitor? s f Document 5 Justinian was a great builer. This is evient from the fortifications an builings he constructe in Constantinople, shown on the map below. Question: Stuy this map of Constantinople an escribe the builing projects that mae it the center of power. In aition, iscuss Constantinople's strategic location for trae an efense. 4
Document 6 The Byzantine Empire reache its greatest size uner Justinian. From 565 until its collapse in 1453, several invaers took sections of the empire. Question: Describe the areas that were inclue in the Byzantine Empire. *Remember, we are writing the essay in class on. This will be the written portion of your assessment on SOL 7 (Byzantine, Mongols, an Russia). You are expecte to come to class on test ay with all ocument questions answere, your thesis statement written, an the graphic organizer on the following page complete. THESE ARE THE ONLY RESOURCES YOU MAY USE TO ASSIST IN WRITING YOUR DBQ. 5
Backgroun information about the topic Name Preparation for Writing DBQ 3: Byzantine Empire uner Justinian Essay Question: Evaluate the reign of Emperor Justinian. Di he revive the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Empire? What is his legacy? Preview of arguments to be use to support your response Introuction Thesis Statement Boy Paragraph 1 Boy Paragraph 2 Boy Paragraph 3 1 st argument to support your position 2 n argument to support your position 3 r argument to support your position Conclusion: summarizes arguments, restates thesis, an leaves the reaer believing in your position. 6