Do Now

Please answer the following question:

List three pieces of information you remember from the empire posters you did last week

Do Now

Please write the following vocab words in your notes:

Justinian Code Excommunication Justinian Cyrillic alphabet Hagia Sophia

Golden Ages

Essential Question

What influences did these empires have on society both past and present?

The Byzantine Empire

330 – 1583 AD Eastern Roman Empire Crossroad of Europe and Asia Modern-day Turkey

The Roman Empire Divided in 294

Constantine’s City--Constantinopolis

What made them powerful?

They controlled Constantinople which controlled trade between Europe and Asia/ Mediterranean and Black Seas

They grew rich from trade

Evidence of Golden Age

Created a large empire - Justinian’s code - Hagia Sophia is world’s most

beautiful church at the time - center for culture, learning, and

civilization

Justinian’s Empire at its Peak

Church of Hagia Sophia [Holy Wisdom]

Interior of the Church of Hagia Sophia

The Early Russians

State of Kiev: 800 – 1240 AD

Modern day Ukraine

What made them powerful?

They held a key location on Black Sea rivers

Controlled trade and grew rich

Evidence of Golden Age

Orthodox Church flourishes in Kiev - Kiev becomes a center for Russian

culture and learning. - Trade flourishes and people have a

high standard of living

Project

You will pick two of the following:Byzantines , Mongols, Muslims,

Tang/Song

Then please complete the following: Create a poster that “sells” your culture

to other nations as being the BEST-Include- your achievements, leaders, maps of territories gained(use pictures)Show why YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

Tang and Song Dynasties

Tang: 618 – 907 A.D.Song: 960 – 1279 A.D.

China

What made them powerful?

They control China which is the dominant civilization in Asia

Organized government

Strong armies

Evidence of Golden Age

TANG -         Invent Printing Press -         Expand Empire -         Long period of peace SONG -         increase in cultural

achievements -         Poetry and other literature -         Get rich through trade

Reading Guide

P 71-72 P 100-102 P 109-112 P 115-116

Do Now

Pick the term that DOES NOT fit with the rest! Explain why you picked it! Do both

Modern day Turkey Trade Modern day Ukraine Printing

Press China War Rome

Organized govt

GD question

In your GD groups, please answer the following questions:

What makes a country became an empire? (what do they usually have or control?)

What makes up a Golden Age?

The Mongols

Mongol Empire: 1162 – 1480 AD

Asia and Eastern Europe

Kublai Khan Become Emperor A New Emperor

Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis, becomes great khan in 1260.

Kublai conquers China by 1279.

Land included China, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Korea

What made them powerful?

Expert horseman and warriors

Very powerful military

Use cannons, bows, germ warfare, and terror tactics to win. (MOTIVATED)

Evidence of Golden Age

-         Increased trade between Europe and Asia

-         Pax-Mongolia is a long period of peace and prosperity within the Mongol Empire

Islamic Empires

626 AD – 1629 AD

Middle East, Africa, Europe

What made them powerful?

Controlled Trade which made them wealthy

United by religion (Islam) and language (Arabic)

Very powerful armies

Evidence of Golden Age

Learning Algebra/decimal system Preserved and updated Greek and

Roman learning

Medicine discovered contagious disease   surgery set broken arms/legs created a medical textbook (Al Razi)

Literature and Art calligraphy buildings with domes

Southeast Asia

Khmer Empire

800-1200 CE

Present day Cambodia

Made large irrigation canals

Angkor Wat was created

Angkor Wat

GD question

In your GD groups please answer the following question:

In your opinion, what was the greatest empire (five from today and yesterday) studied in class?

Make sure you provide facts to support your claim

Classwork

Textbook page 334 #1, 3, 4,5 Textbook page 338 #1, 3, 4, 5 Textbook page 272 #1 Textbook page 279 #1, 3,4, 5 Reading Guide pages: 76-8191-97109-112115-116 P 71-72 and 100-102 (Monday’s work)