Unit 6: Byzantine Empire, November 30th December 18th

Unit Outcomes
At the end of this unit, student should be able to:

Key Vocabulary
Terms to deepen understanding

The Byzantine Empire was created as the eastern

Byzantine
part of the Roman Empire before the fall of
Constantinople
Rome.
Orthodox
Hagia Sophia
After the creation of Constantinople, the empire
Justinian
grew into an independent Christian empire.
Justinian's Code
Kievan Empire
As a result of this contact, Orthodox Christianity
Orthodox
was spread to Eastern Europe.
Ottoman Turk
Christianity
As a result of this contact, Orthodox Christianity
was spread to Eastern Europe.
The Byzantine Empire eventually fell to the
Ottoman Turks.

Key Standards Addressed

Connections to Common Core/NC Essential
Standards

Essential Questions
Connections to prior and future learning

H.2.4 - Explain the role that key historical figures and

cultural groups had in transforming society (e.g.,
Mansa Musa, Confucius, Charlemagne and Qin
Shi Huangdi).
G.1.2 - Explain the factors that influenced the
movement of people, goods, and ideas and the
effects of that movement on societies and regions
over time.
C&G.1.4 - Compare the role (e.g., maintain order and
enforce societal values and beliefs) and evolution
of laws and legal systems (e.g., need for and
changing nature of codified system of laws and
punishment) in various civilizations, societies and
regions.
E.1.2 - Explain how quality of life is impacted by
economic choices of civilizations, societies and
regions.

How does the location of cities influence the trade

throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East?

C.1.2 - Explain how religion transformed various

societies, civilizations and regions (e.g., beliefs,
practices and spread of Buddhism, Christianity,
Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism).

What impact did conquests and invasion have on

the political, economic and cultures of the
Byzantine Empire?

How did historical figures contribute to the shaping

of the Byzantine Empire?
What are the similarities and differences between
the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern
Orthodox Church?

How did the development of written laws influence

the civilizations Europe and the Middle East?