Hippodrome Story Read the prompt below and respond in your spiral notebook. Write a three-paragraph story involving the Hippodrome. Are you a gladiator?

Hippodrome Story

Read the prompt below and respond in your spiral notebook.

Write a three-paragraph story involving the Hippodrome. Are you a gladiator? A slave? An emperor? Spectator? Builder? Use detail and imagery in your writing.

Schedule for Monday, November 9

Hippodrome writing warm-up

Mission Statement

Weekly Assignment Sheet

Break, if earned

Byzantine Notes

The Byzantine Empire


The Byzantine Empire (340-1453) Location

Significance



Collapse of the Western Roman Empire Cause

Eastern Roman Empire


Political structure The Emperor

“Caesaropapism”

Political Organization


Justinian (527-565) and Theodora Justinian

Theodora

Accomplishments

Justinian

Theodora


External Pressures Expansion of Islam

Persia

Tensions with Western Europe



Religious Conflicts Rome vs. Constantinople

Schism


Social Structure Free peasants

Urbanization


Decline and Collapse (1025-1453) Pressures from the West

Expansion of Islam

Fall of Constantinople


Influence of Byzantine Empire Spread of Orthodox Christianity

Russia

Documents

Hippodrome Story Read the prompt below and respond in your spiral notebook. Write a three-paragraph story involving the Hippodrome. Are you a gladiator?