ALEX Classroom Resources

ALEX Classroom Resources  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 9 :
9 ) Describe the rise of the Byzantine Empire, its institutions, and its legacy, including the influence of the Emperors Constantine and Justinian and the effect of the Byzantine Empire on art, religion, architecture, and law.

•  Identifying factors leading to the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Subject: Social Studies (8)
Title: Constantinople: Queen of Cities Ultimately Conquered
URL: https://dailydosedocumentary.com/constantinople/
Description:

This video from the Daily Dose provides a 3-minute micro-learning film on the city of Constantinople. Established in 657 BCE but later renamed by the Roman emperor Constantine I, the city of Constantinople served as the Byzantine capital with structures still remaining today in modern-day Istanbul.


   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 9 :
9 ) Describe the rise of the Byzantine Empire, its institutions, and its legacy, including the influence of the Emperors Constantine and Justinian and the effect of the Byzantine Empire on art, religion, architecture, and law.

•  Identifying factors leading to the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Subject: Social Studies (8)
Title: Fall of the Byzantine Empire
URL: https://dailydosedocumentary.com/byzantine-empire-fall/
Description:

This video from the Daily Dose provides a 3-minute micro-learning film on the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was Constantine I's extension of the Roman Empire until its overzealous military exhausted resources and economic conditions weakened the political environment, leading to the fall of the Byzantine Empire.


   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] WH8 (8) 9 :
9 ) Describe the rise of the Byzantine Empire, its institutions, and its legacy, including the influence of the Emperors Constantine and Justinian and the effect of the Byzantine Empire on art, religion, architecture, and law.

•  Identifying factors leading to the establishment of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Subject: Social Studies (8)
Title: Justinian and the Byzantine Empire
URL: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/medieval-times/byzantine-empire/v/justinian-and-the-byzantine-empire
Description:

This is a video from Khan Academy which gives an overview of the Byzantine Empire under its greatest strength under Justinian and then eventual slow decline over the next 900 years. Code of Justinian, Hagia Sophia, Empress Theodora's role in putting down the Nika Riots. This video can be used to introduce a lesson on the Byzantine Empire and Emperor Justinian.  This video is 8 minutes 51 seconds in length.


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