Tuesday, September 9th

• After you read the newspaper article, did you want to go to this “new school?”

• List reasons why you wanted to go.

• For similar reasons, Constantine took the capital of the Roman Empire to an exciting, new city.

Constantine’s move

• Textbook page 53.• Label the Black Sea.• Label Constantinople• Attach to page 16 in

Comp Book.

Constantine’s move

• Read page 56-57 • “Constantine’s Rule”• Consequences of the

Roman Empire– Made it difficult to defend

the Western Roman Empire

– Split empire into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire

Consequences for Rome and Western Roman Empire

• Many tribes attacked Western Empire for good land and natural resources.

• Western Roman Empire eventually fell. – (read pg. 55 “Invasions”

– pg. 57 “Germanic Invaders

– pg. 59 “Roman Emperor forced out.)

Consequences for Constantinople and Eastern Roman Empire

(Byzantine Empire)• Read page 64 and 65• New city

– Rome was run down and crowded

• More opportunities – – Fishing harbors, lots of trade by land and sea!!– Became very wealthy!

• Protection– Easy to defend

• Constantinople became capital of Eastern Roman Empire

Assignment

• Your assignment is to communicate the consequences of Constantine’s move from Rome to Constantinople.– Led to a divided empire– Western Empire was conquered– Eastern Empire became Byzantine Empire– Byzantine Empire grew to be a wealthy and

powerful empire!

Assignment

• Create a poem.– Must be at least 4

stanzas.

– Must completely discuss the consequences.

– Must be neat.

– Must be neatly written or typed on a full sheet of paper.

• Your assignment is to communicate the consequences of Constantine’s move from Rome to Constantinople.– Led to a divided empire– Western Empire was

conquered– Eastern Empire became

Byzantine Empire– Byzantine Empire grew to

be a wealthy and powerful empire!

Assignment option 2

• Create a song.– Must have a chorus– Must have at least 3

verses– Must completely discuss

the consequences.– Prefer it to be to a

familiar tune. (if you create a tune, you’ll need to sing it to the class or to Mr. Deal)

• Your assignment is to communicate the consequences of Constantine’s move from Rome to Constantinople.– Led to a divided empire– Western Empire was

conquered– Eastern Empire became

Byzantine Empire– Byzantine Empire grew to

be a wealthy and powerful empire!

Assignment option 3

• Create an illustration– Must clearly

represent the consequences.

– Must be neat and colored.

– Needs to show effort and creativity.

• Your assignment is to communicate the consequences of Constantine’s move from Rome to Constantinople.– Led to a divided empire– Western Empire was

conquered– Eastern Empire became

Byzantine Empire– Byzantine Empire grew to

be a wealthy and powerful empire!