AIM: HOW IS THE HAGIA SOPHIA A LEGACY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE?

Do Now: Copy down and answer the following multiple choice question:

One way in which the Twelve Tables, the Justinian Code, and the U.S. Bill of Rights were similar is that they

a. emphasized social equality

b. provided a written set of laws

c. established democratic governments

d. proposed economic goals

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Byzantine Empire Quiz on Friday, January 24, 2014

Days 1, 2, and 3 of the Byzantine Empire are due!

DBQ essay (if received) is due in class on Friday,

January 24th or by email by January 30th

Aim: How is the Hagia sophia a legacy of the Byzantine Empire?

These are pictures of the Catholic Church, Hagia Sophia, which was built in Constantinople in 537 by the Emperor Justinian. How did the Byzantines preserve (safeguard) the culture of Rome and Greece?

Aim: How is the Hagia sophia a legacy of the Byzantine Empire?

VIDEO

http://natgeotv.com/ca/ancient-megastructures/vide

os/hagia-sofia-dome-

secrets

As you watch the video, write down at least 5

things you learned about the building of the Hagia

Sophia.

Aim: How is the Hagia sophia a legacy of the Byzantine Empire?

WHAT WE LEARNED

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Aim: How is the Hagia sophia a legacy of the Byzantine Empire?

Aim: How is the Hagia sophia a legacy of the Byzantine Empire?

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Complete assignments in your handout

Stay in your assigned seat

You may whisper with YOUR PARTNER ONLY for

help

Assignment is due by the end of the class period

When you are done, raise your hand for next steps

Aim: How is the Hagia sophia a legacy of the Byzantine Empire?

SUMMARY

Answer the aim in at least 2

sentences on your packet• How is the Hagia Sophia a legacy

of the Byzantine Empire?