Byzantine Empire Real Estate Project – Day 2 11/01/13

Key ? Outcome• none • Create a real estate

brochure which encourages people to move into the Byzantine Empire displaying a mastery level of understanding

Warm Up: Get out your rubric and your materialsand get started on your project!

Work to do:

• Time to work on project

What are public works?• Construction projects

built by a government for public use.

• What are some examples of these using the Byzantine Empire?– Bridges & roads

– Aqueducts

– Public baths

– Hagia Sophia

Who is the Patriarch?

• He is the bishop of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

• He called himself “First among equals”, the emperor relied upon him to enact church doctrine.

Who wanted to use the icons?

• The pope in the west wanted to use these pictures or representations of sacred Christian persons.

• The emperor in the east did not want them used!

What is a hierarchy?

• A group of people classified by rank and authority.

• Can you give the hierarchy of the Byzantine Empire church?

• Emperor– Patriarch; other

bishops• Priests

Who was responsible for the schism?

• Well, it depends upon who you would ask!

• Remember, a schism is a separation or divisions into factions, especially a formal separation within a Christian church.

• The pope would say the emperor and his patriarch caused the schism because they did not follow church doctrine nor did they respect his authority over church decisions.

• What do you think the emperor would say?

What are mosaics?

• Colored fragments of glass or quartz embedded in plaster to form images or designs

• The Byzantine Empire will become famous for this form of art in the medieval world!

Why is Constantinople a center of commerce?

• Remember commerce is buying and selling on a large scale!

• It is a TRADE HUB – other trade centers are coming into “The City” to trade their goods in one central location!

Why was the Justinian Code revolutionary?

• This codified law were laws taken from ancient Roman law & developed into 4,652 laws

• It extended rights for women, children & slaves

• Created a “blueprint” for other countries to create their own codified written laws

Literacy was important in the empire…

• Literacy – knowing how to read and write was important to the emperor because he felt if his people could read and write, they would build a better empire!

Beat the Clock Review

• Make corrections to your answers

• This work is a resource to help you produce your project

Conference with a partner• Get out your project &

take a look at the front• Discuss any questions

you have regarding the reading – this does NOT mean to copy answers!

• Brainstorm ideas with a partner

Homework: 2 & 7

• Byzantine Empire Unit Test 11/3

• Study Guide Due:– 11/01 to review/correct– 11/03 to turn-in

• Real Estate Project Due 11/1