Description

The Byzantine Empire - An Overview + Assessments

The article explains the Byzantine Empire from the founding of Constantinople
to the Empire's demise. It includes Emperor Justinian's conquests, Justinian's Code, the Hagia Sophia, and Theodora's influence in Justinian's accomplishments. It also includes the Nicene Creed, the Great Schism, and
the spread of Byzantine culture.
Activities and Common Core Aligned DBQ Assessments included.

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Includes:
- 3-Page Illustrated Overview
- Multiple Choice / Document-Based Question Assessment
- Answer Key
- Primary Source: Paul the Silentiary - "Descriptio Sophiae"
- Common Core Aligned - Document Based Question - Short Answer
Assessment
- Answer Key
- Short Answer Scoring Rubric (allows students to score each other's
answers)
- Scaffolded Review + Answer Key
- 3-2-1 (3 things I learned) (2 things I want to know more about) (1 question I
have)
- "Support from Text" Guide
- Graphic Organizer: "The Byzantine Empire: Four Takeaways"
- Crossword + Answer Key
- Printables
- Colored Map + Outline Map
- Visuals
- No Prep - Lesson is segmented - Use as little or as much as you prefer.

Common Core Standards Addressed
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.9
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.10
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.6 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1D
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.8 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.9
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.9
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.10 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.9 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.9 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.9
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.10
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9