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How did the Byzantine Empire develop and form its own distinctive church?

How do you think your experience exchanging paper tokens may be similar to trading goods in Constantinople? Examine the map your teacher is projecting. For each item in the first column of the chart, make an entry in the second column that connects your experience in the trading activity to history.

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Historical Connection Classroom Experience

• Traders came from various regions of the world, such as Africa, the Middle East, and Western Europe.

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• Various goods were traded, such as gold, spices, and silk.

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• Many traders came to Constantinople to trade.

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• Traders traveled to Constantinople by land and water routes.

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• Traders brought new products back to their homelands after trading in Constantinople.

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R E A D I N G N O T E S

Vocabulary TermsAs you complete the Reading Notes, use these terms in your answers.

Constantinople Eastern Orthodox ChurchByzantine Empire patriarch

1. What about Constantinople’s location made it an ideal capital of the Byzantine Empire?

2. Suppose that you are a trader visiting Constantinople for the first time. On the left side of the postcard below, write a few sentences to a friend back home describing what you see as you walk through the city’s streets. On the right side, address your postcard to a friend in a faraway land selected from the map in this section of the Student Text.

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1. What event forced Justinian I to start rebuilding parts of Constantinople?

2. What were some of the improvements made to Constantinople as a result of Justinian’s public works projects?

3. Why was Justinian’s Code significant?

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In this altar icon, saints Cyril and Methodius hold a document with Cyrillic letters.

This is a Byzantine icon of Jesus. He is holding a Gospel.

1. Describe the relationship between religion and government in the Byzantine Empire.

2. For each image below, circle at least two details that illustrate aspects of Eastern Orthodox beliefs. Then, draw a line from each detail and explain how it is important to Eastern Orthodox faith.

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Three major disagreements contributed to a complete split in the Christian Church by 1054. Fill in the chart below with details of those three events and how they led to the East-West Schism.

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Date People Involved

Event That Led to the Disagreement

Result of the Disagreement

730 C.E.

800 C.E.

1054 C.E.

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P R O C E S S I N G

In the space below, create a real-estate advertisement to encourage people to move to Constantinople after the schism of 1054. Your advertisement must include the following elements:• a memorable slogan• a map that shows the location of Constantinople• information about the city’s geography, government, religion, and daily life• four visuals that represent key ideas in the written information• extra creative touches that make the advertisement look authentic• writing that is free from spelling and grammatical errors