Name: Honey Morante

Topic: Byzantine Empire (Intro)

Lesson: 1
Grade: 7 (50minutes)
Presentation

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment

As image bearers of God, we are called to Group Poster Presentation

steward creation and building empires,
improving the way people live, is a way that
we fulfill it. (Creation Mandate)

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
When did the Byzantine Empire begin?
Who ruled the Byzantine Empire?
Know about the general information and
facts about the Byzantine Empire.
Get an idea of how it was like to be a
Byzantine at that time

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

Beginning the Lesson
Greeting
Present agenda
1. KWL chart
5 mins 2. Powerpoint
3. Questions
4. Short Review

Developing the Lesson

 Handout KWL chart and tell them to fill the K & W sections
throughout the lesson so later they will be ready with questions
use PowerPoint to explain about the Byzantine Empire.
Byzantine = Bizz In Teen
byzantine: eastern roman empire (other parts fell to the hands of barbarians)

Byzantium = Buy Zan Tee Um

byzantium: Greek colony that turned to be Constantinople then is now Istanbul

30 start to explain facts about the Byzantine Empire.

mins Lasted from 330 AD 1453 AD (Started with the founding of Constantinople)
They called themselves Romans with many similarities to the Western Roman
Empire, but it consisted of descendants that spoke Greek
the empire eventually fell to Ottoman Turks a thousand years later
Study of classical literature and philosophy (although they didnt
add much)
Chariot races (blue vs. green riot) turned into political parties: blues - ruling
classes & orthodoxy greens - party of the people & believed that Christ was not
both divine and human but just one nature
Tell student to share about what they have seen in the video.
They caused thousands of death because the audience too would be encouraged
to fight those that opposed/were against their ideas
byzantine debate: a huge divide among the intellectuals, political authorities, or
high authorities due to debate over whether angels are male or female
Aqueducts: Emperor Constantine improved the city by further improving the water
supply because of the increasing population
For most of its history, Greek was the official language
Most well-known emperor was Justinian (ruled 527 565)
Empire was the largest under Justinian in 555 AD (controlled Rome for 200
yrs.)
Built Hagia Sophia (Church of the Holy Wisdom of God)
Developed a highly feared military technology known as Greek Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS6EJd0gxx8
*Ask them: if you were the people who saw that greek fire coming right at you,
how would you react!?*
During its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and
military force in Europe. (crucial that they know this)
Ask students what questions they have/what they wrote on the W
 (what they want to know) section on the KWL chart

Closing the Lesson

Check understanding: Give students 2 mins to talk about what they wrote on the
L (learned) section of the KWL chart in pairs and I will ask one person from each
pair to share (they can also share if they have gotten answers to the ones they
wanted to know W section)
Tell them that the next class is about Constantinople.
Tell them to bring their laptops next lesson
Inform them that every 3 lessons, there will be a Kahoot quiz
And by next Tuesday, there will be group poster presentations. So they need to
start choosing which topic interests them:
1. Byzantine Empire
2. Justinian
3. Constantinople
4. Theodora
5. Roman Laws
Not Christianity in Byzantine Empire because itll be covered on the
last day

10 mins

5 mins

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Checking understanding by KWL chart Auditory learners: listen to lecture and listen
Asking students to share about what they
to video of greek language
see in the video and how they would feel if
 they were going to be attacked by greek fire Visual learners: watch videos and
powerpoint
Resources

PowerPoint
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/blue-versus-green-rocking-the-byzantine-
empire-113325928/
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/bizans.htm
https://thehistoryofthebyzantineempire.com/2016/01/24/the-aqueduct-of-valens/
Youtube videos