Active Inspire flipchart on VA SOL.8a: "The student will apply social science skills to understand the Byzantine Empire and Eastern Europe from about 300 to 1000 a.d. (c.e.) by a) explaining the influence of geography on the establishment of Constantinople as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and describing the Byzantine Empire in time and place"Includes 3 Mapping Activities and 1 Fill-in-the-blank activity.