Byzantine Empire Pop-Up Book
(Standard 7.1 #3)
Assignment: You will be creating a pop-up book that describes the important people and achievements of the Byzantine Empire.
Use History Alive textbook pages 61-67 and your Holt textbook pages 36-41 and pages 261-262 to gather information for your popup book.
Your pop-up book should include the following requirements:
Cover Page - Write the title of your pop-up book, your name and class period, and include one picture (hand drawn).
Page One : The Byzantine Empire
 In a sentence list the name of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire (map, page 37)
 Constantinople is located between which 2 seas connecting which 2 continents? (page 36 and map page 37)
 Why is the location of Constantinople is important/ideal? (page 36, WWS notes)
 Describe how the Eastern Orthodox Church was different than the Western Roman Church (page 40).
*Cut out and glue on the tabs, 2 pictures that connect with the above bullet points. Think of things that symbolize, represent, or
visually show your facts.
Page Two : Important Leaders of the Byzantine Empire
 Describe when and where the Emperor Justinian led. (page 36)
 Explain Justinian’s legal code and what it did (pages 36 and 37)
 Describe Justinian’s public work projects include the Hagia Sophia. (page 40 and 41)
*Cut out and glue on the tabs, 2 pictures that connect with the above bullet point. Think of things that symbolize, represent, or
visually show your facts.
Page Three: Theodora and the Hippodrome
 Describe Empress Theodora and her role in the rebellion at the Hippodrome (Nike Rebellion) (page 37)
 Define the art form “mosaic” and their function in the Byzantine Empire (page 39)
*Cut out and glue on the tabs, 2 pictures that connect with the above bullet point. Think of things that symbolize, represent, or
visually show your facts.
Page Four Holt pages 88-90: The Ottomans Attack!
 When did the Ottomans attack? (page 88)
 Define Sultan and janissary. (page 88)
 Who was the leader of Ottomans at the time of attack? (page 89)
 What is Constantinople called today?
 Culture: What would you expect to see people doing their based on their religion (hint: Allah, Prays for Poor, Hungry people, in Mecca)
 *Cut out and glue on the tabs, 2 pictures that connect with the above bullet point. Think of things that symbolize, represent, or
visually show your facts.
WESTERN EMPIRE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
EASTERN EMPIRE
ORTHODOX CHURCH