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After the Fall of Rome: Byzantine & Europe Flipped Assignment
Go to your World History class website and use the Byzantine & Europe Intro ppt. to answer the following questions.
Slide 2: Read the introduction:
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What happened to the eastern half of the Roman Empire after the fall of Rome?
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What regions did the Byzantine Empire include and how long did it last?
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What kept East and West connected, at least for a little while, after the fall of Rome?
Slide 4: Look at the map of Constantinople, the capitol of the Byzantine Empire. Note the relative location of the city to
the Roman Empire and to Asia. What impact do you think this location will have on the development of Constantinople?
Slide 5: While Germanic tribes were invading the western portion of the Roman Empire, what was happening in
Constantinople? What was the result?
Slide 6 & 7: Explain the differences between life in the Byzantine Empire and life in Western Europe.
Slide 9: Define schism.
Slide 9: What was the result of the Schism of 1054?
Slide 10: List the characteristics of the Eastern Orthodox Church vs. the Roman Catholic Church.
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Slide 11: Where did the center of power shift to in Western Europe and who held the power?
Slide 15: Law & Order-Complete the chart:
Byzantine Empire:
 Justinian’s Code –
_____________________
 Codified laws passed by
Roman assemblies, emperors,
or judges
 Passed to _______________
by 100 AD- used by Medieval
monarchs and churches
 Used in _________________
law today
Western Europe:
 Legal system evolved into
“______________________”
 Strongest wins (Bully
System)
 Laws of Rome
____________________
 Feudal society**
Slide 16: How was learning different in the Byzantine Empire than in Western Europe?
Slide 18: Identify and describe the following images: