in prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. in...
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Quote of the Day # 9
In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh.
Robert Orben
GOOD MORNING / AFTERNOON
SEPTEMBER 16TH 2009
Whoa, the week is half way over!!!!
AnnouncementsThis WEEK:
Wednesday: Late Start // Picture Retakes
Thursday- Volleyball vs NorthGirls Varsity Tennis @ Ark City
Friday—GAME DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!Spirit Day!FB KMC vs East @ South
Saturday—Cross Country Southeast Invitational Frosh Volleyball @ Heights JV Volleyball @ Goddard Girls Tennis @ Goddard
September 16th
OutcomesStudents will highlight the fall of the Byzantine EmpireStudents will have a deeper understanding of the crisis of the
fourteenth century
To Do ListReview Homework- Returned (Comments)
Questions- collectedNew Material Quote of the Day Fall of the Byzantine Empire (Crusades + Ottoman
Invasion) Diary Entry of the Black Death
Homework
Homework that was passed back to you.
Your questions- Did you get them finished?
Where did we leave off?
Visual Timeline
476 A.D. Fall of Rome 529-533, 537, 535-552 A.D. Justinian 636 A.D. Defeat at
Yarmuk 679 A.D. Defeated by the
Bulgars 717-741 A.D. Iconoclasm 843 A.D. Banning of
Icons 867-1056 A.D. Macedonians
The Zenith of Byzantine CivilizationWhat were the chief developments in the
Byzantine Empire between 750-1025?
Beginnings of a Revival
The Macedonian Dynasty
Economic and Religious policies
Political and Military Achievements
The Decline and Fall
Think of your favorite store? What is it? Think, think, think, Guys, it could be a restaurant
What would it take for the place to fail????
The Decline and Fall
How does your store example fit the Byzantine empire
Economics
Leadership
Issues of safety / Crime
The Decline and Fall of the Byzantine EmpireWhat impact did the Crusades have on the Byzantine Empire? How and
why did Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire fall? (1025-1453)
Impact of the Crusades—See pg 358Alexius asked for help--Pope Urban II called crusades
1095Fearful of West, West took land for themselves,
increase Western influence, gained trade rights, West was envious
Revival of the Byzantine Emperor (4th crusade) 1204Revolt in Byzantine politics left Isaac II kicked outAppeal to the Crusaders for money / reconciliationCrusaders helped reinstall the emperor- he couldn’t
pay- therefore they turned on the city- looted it
Map of the Crusade Routes
Fall of Constantinople
Please look at pg 377- let’s read it together
What does this document reveal about the crusading ideals and practices of the Europeans?
The Decline and Fall of the Byzantine EmpireWhat impact did the Crusades have on the Byzantine Empire? How and
why did Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire fall? (1025-1453)
The Fall of ConstantinopleBegan with the growth of Ottoman Empire1345, they bypassed Constantinople, into balkanspushed North, 1389 defeated serbs (Kosovo)By the 15th century, Constantinople remainder of ByzantineMehmet II, new Ottoman leader in 1451Conquering the city became the #1 objectiveConstantine XI- worked to stop him, but failedcreated his army, laid siege to the cityuse of Gun powder- from the West- decisiveCity fell May 29th in 1453- new capital (Istanbul)
The Ottoman Empire
Fall of Constantinople
Please look at pg 379- let’s read it together
What was the strategy used by the Turkish forces to seize the city of Constantinople?
What does this mean for the WEST????
Great Crisis- The Black Death
Homework- Write an entry as if you were living in Europe during the time of the Black Death. What’s your life is like? Job, how you live, where you
live What’s happening? Or what do you think is
happening? What’s your attitude toward people, life, the church? What impact does the Black Death have on your,
your city, etc.
Spread of the Black Death
The plague entered Europe through Sicily in 1347 and within three years had killed between one-quarter and one-half of the population. Outbreaks continued into the early eighteenth century, and it took Europe two hundred years to return to the population level it had before the Black Death.