Byzantine Empire Reading Passages - Questions - Activity Comprehension Notes
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Byzantine Empire Worksheets - Reading Comprehension Passages, Questions, and Annotations. This resource contains 5 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages with Directions for Student Annotations! Reading Comprehension Questions also included!
Questions & Answer Keys for Each of the 5 Reading Passages!
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Quick overview of topics covered in this resource include:
1.) Daily Life in Constantinople
-Describes Constantinople as the capitol and center of trade and business
-sat at a crossroads/trade center between the Aegean Sea and Black Sea (access by seas as well as by land)
-Mese – the main street of Constantinople (comparison to New York’s Main Street)
-Hippodrome – large stadium in Constantinople that holds chariot races.
-Hagia Sophia – one of the wonders of the world in the Medieval Ages.
Keywords: Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Constantinople, Mese
2.) The Influential Leaders of the Early Byzantine Empire
-Describes the major accomplishments and major events of influential leaders during Early Byzantine Empire (introductory paragraph + a paragraph on each ruler)
-Emperor Diocletian (in power during 284-305AD) -splitting the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western
-Emperor Constantine (in power during 312-337AD) The first Roman emperor, built Constantinople
-Emperor Justinian (527-565AD) – the Justinian Code of Law and the Golden Age of Byzantium.
-Empress Theodora (527-548AD) – advocated for the rights of women and children, ruled alongside Justinian. She helped assist him to end the riots in Constantinople
Keywords: Byzantine Empire, Emperor
3.) The Accomplishments of Justinian and Theodora
-Describes their upbringing (Justinian born a peasant and son of a farmer – Theodora was an actress and they fell in love)
-Describes The Justinian Code – a collection of laws, made up of four books of laws.
-Describes how Theodora helped end the riots in Constantinople (Nika Revolt)
-Theodora created laws that would empower and protect women
Keywords: Justinian Code
4.) Christianity and The Great Schism
-Describes how the Eastern and Western Churches split apart after The Great Schism -the Western Roman Catholic Church, the pope claimed authority over everyone, including emperors and kings. In the East, the emperor still rules over the patriarch and is the leader of the church.
-Compares and contrasts the similarities and differences of the West Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church (mention the use of icons and how Leo III banned them from the church)
Keywords: Roman Catholic, Pope, Icons, Schism, Orthodox
5.) Roman Art, Philosophy, and Other Contributions
-Brief overview of contributions (art, philosophy, aqueducts, roads, etc)
-Describes Mosaic art – how it was popular and used in churches and other important buildings – a sign of wealth and importance.
-Describes Stoicism and philosophy during this time. Important concepts of duty and virtue. The idea of playing an active role in society and how it helped strengthen Rome at the time.
Keywords: mosaic, Stoicism
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