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\nThe City of Walls: Constantinople\n

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\nCapture the interest of your classroom! Discover how classical culture survived in Western Europe thanks to the fortifications of the city of Constantinople, whose elaborate system of moats, outer walls, and inner walls protected the...\n
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\nWriting Exercises: The Byzantine Empire I\n

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\nBoost expository writing skills while testing content understanding. Here are three short essay questions intended to activate learner comprehension of concepts related to The Byzantine Empire, shifts in Roman law, and geographical...\n
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\nThe Turks, Istanbul, & Constantinople\n

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\nIn this \"The Turks, Istanbul, and Constantinople\" history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the topic and then respond to 3 reflection questions.\n
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\nThe Byzantine Empire - Part 6\n

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\nThis final clip in a series on the Byzantine Empire recounts the greatness of the empire at its height, and what ultimately led to its downfall. Venetians conquered Constantinople in 1204 AD, afterward dominating the eastern...\n
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\nWriting Exercises: The Byzantine Empire II\n

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\nGet your scholars writing about history in this short-answer learning exercise on the Byzantine Empire. In complete sentences, they consider context and details of the Byzantine culture. Learners explain their contributions to...\n
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\nIt's a Church. It's a Mosque. It's Hagia Sophia\n

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\nThe artistic intricacies of the Hagia Sophia are highlighted and creatively woven together with illustrations of its rich history in this engaging, animated video. Viewers will take a close look at highlights of the...\n
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\nOn the Road with Marco Polo: From Hormuz to Venice\n

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\nLearners study the route from Hormuz to Constantinople that was traveled by the Polos. They explain the importance of Constantinople in medieval time and discuss its location, and outer wall structure.\n
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\nWriting Exercises: The Byzantine Empire III\n

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\nThree wonderful questions will help your middle schoolers better understand the Byzantine Empire. They construct short essay responses to each of the three prompts, discuss the schism between the Greek and Roman Catholic church, the...\n
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\nThe Ottoman Empire 1453-1918\n

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\nThis presentation begins with the question, \"How did the Ottoman Empire become so powerful?\" While that question isn't directly answered, upper graders can consider the key facts that are provided and engage in a class discussion. Rich...\n
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\nIslam or Christianity?\n

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\nStudents design a mosaic depicting the city of Constantinople during determined periods of history. They include historical evidence that shows whether the city was under Muslim or Christian rule.\n
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\nAn Irresistable Offer?\n

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\nStudents identify inducements the emperor Constantine offered people to move to his fledgling capital city of Constantinople and compare similar situations offered by the American government in our history and by local governments for...\n
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\nThe Early Ottoman Empire: 1281 - 1600s\n

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\nOnce one of the most powerful civilizations in the known world, the Ottoman Empire was all-encompassing and highly influencial in the Middle East. Enjoy maps that detail the Ottomans' rule, as well as pictures of relics and architecture...\n
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\nThe Fall of Rome and the Beginning of the Middle Ages\n

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\nA major turning point in world history is the focus of this presentation. Rome has fallen, and with its descent comes the Dark Ages. With pictures, maps, and important information about the Middle Ages, this slideshow would be a great...\n
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\nThe Roman Empire\n

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\nExperience the power of the Roman Empire in this presentation, which takes viewers through the Caesar, Julio-Claudian, and Flavian Dynasties. Details and maps help to make the rapid rise of this kingdom more understandable, and an...\n
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\nThe Dark Ages - Part 5 - The Plague\n

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\nThe Byzantines are fighting their way into the west as Justinian attempts to regain the Roman Empire. Part five of this nine-part series on the Dark Ages highlights the battles, religion, and disease that marked Medieval Europe. This...\n
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\nThe Byzantine Empire - Part 1\n

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\nThe Byzantine Empire, also known as the second Rome, began with Constantine the Great. Art, Literature, and government were preserved by this society that worked to spread Christianity as well. In one thousand years, various lands were...\n
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\nBeauty of Maps: Constantinople\n

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\nIn this geography worksheet, students learn the capital cities of European countries. Students match 9 countries to their correct capital city.\n
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\nWriting Exercises: The Crusades I\n

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\nThree questions in need of well-written answers await your budding historians. They put their reading comprehension to the test when they describe how the Crusades impacted Italian city-states, why kings like Richard the Lion-Hearted...\n
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\nThe Armenian Genocide: The American Ambassador in Constantinople\n

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\nHigh schoolers analyze America's reaction to the Armenian Genocide. They write a journal response, read and discuss text, compare/contrast reactions around the world to the Armenian Genocide and the genocide in Rwanda, and write an essay.\n
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\nCrusades and Culture in the Middle Ages\n

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\nThe Crusades sounds like a glamorous time period in the Middle Ages full of glory—but was it? Scholars find and review the truth of the Crusades' influence on the world through the resource. The study guides, separated individually by...\n
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\nThe Life and Death of the Byzantine Empire\n

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\nNinth graders understand the state of the world around the year 1000 AD as it pertains to the Byzantine Empire. They analyze and discuss the characteristics of the Byzantine Empire.\n
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\nByzantium\n

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\nHigh schoolers examine the history of today's Istanbul. In this historical perspectives lesson, students research how Byzantium became Constantinople and later Istanbul as they examine the cultures of the city and create time lines that...\n
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\nThe Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire\n

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\nEmpires come and empires go, and some aren't even known as empires until after they fall. Such is the case with what is today called the Byzantine Empire. Learn more about the history of the empire, founded by Emperor Constantine, that...\n
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\nIntroduction to the Byzantine Empire\n

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\nStudents research the founding of the Byzantine Empire in this lesson. They examine the geographic advantages of Constantinople, and the establishment of the empire. Finally, they compare the Byzantines, Romans, and present-day...\n
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