Byzantine Empire Map
Directions: Use page 241 to complete the tasks below
Label
Water
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Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Cities
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Constantinople
Athens
Rome
Carthage
Alexandria
Jerusalem
Areas
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Egypt
North Africa
Asia Minor
Balkans
Italy
Spain
Sicily
Corsica
19. Draw a Circle and label where the Bosporus Strait is located.
20. Pick a color and lightly shade where the Byzantine Empire is located (if I can’t see your labels, you will lose
lots of points)
Questions:
21. What three continents does the Byzantine Empire touch?
22. What peoples lived in the areas north of the Byzantine Empire? (hint: They took down Rome)
23. Compare the extent of the Byzantine Empire at its height to that of the Roman Empire at its height (p.
147). Which is bigger?
24. The map on page 241 shows the Empire at two different times. In what two places was the empire
located at in 565?
25. The Byzantine Empire preserved Greco-Roman Culture. The Empire was once a part of the Roman Empire
but was more Greek than Latin (Roman). Why do you think that is?