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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Byzantine Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia entry on the Byzantine Empire addresses its history, the split with Rome, invasions and migrations from the East, its culture, and the empire's eventual decline and fall.
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Website
Boise State University

Boise State University: Byzantine Empire: An Outline

For Students 9th - 10th
Annotated outline of the history of the Byzantine Empire.
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Unit Plan
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sir Dig a Lot: History Mysteries: Rome

For Students 1st - 6th
Join Sir Dig-a-Lot and Rohan on their brief journey through the history of Rome.
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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Byzantine Empire: C. 312 1453 a.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Tom Richey learning module engages us in the history of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, teaching us about the founding of Constantinople, Christianity and the Byzantine-Arab Wars. Unit learning materials include primary sources,...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Byzantine Empire

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Byzantine Empire during the Middle Ages and Medieval times on this site. Learn about how the Eastern Roman Empire ruled for over 1000 years.
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Other

Royal Academy of Arts: Byzantium: 330 1453 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Gallery guide pairs the history of the Byzantine Empire with the diversity of art produced within its boundaries.
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Handout
United Nations

Unesco: Historic Areas of Istanbul

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website looks at historic Istanbul, located in Turkey. Found here are a description, maps, documentation, photos, videos, any indicators of threats to its integrity, and information about funding assistance for its...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Syriacs

For Students 9th - 10th
Syriac is a branch of the Aramaic family of languages and was the lingua franca of the eastern Roman Empire at the beginning of the Christian era. It is also spoken extensively in the regions farther east. It became the language of...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Eastern Frontier of France, 1559

For Students 9th - 10th
Map showing the Eastern Frontier of France in 1559 at the end of the Italian Wars, subtitled "Wars of France and the Empire 1521-1559." The map shows the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire, the Swiss Confederacy, Savoy, and...
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Curated OER

Etc: Eastern Frontier of France, 1792 1795

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the eastern frontier of France during the National Convention period of the French Revolution, subtitled "Revolutionary Campaigns 1792-1795." This map is color-coded to show the territories of eastern France, the United...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to the Han Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
The Han Dynasty is one of the great dynasties in Chinese history, encompassing nearly four hundred years of expansion and consolidation which coincided with the period of the Roman republic and empire in the West. The period is usually...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Rome and Carthage on the Eve of and During the First Punic War, 264 241 Bc

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Rome and Carthage during the First Punic War (264-241 BC). This map is color-coded to show the extent of the Roman Empire in yellow and the Carthaginian territory in pink. At the beginning of the war, the Roman Empire covered...
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Western and Central Europe Chronology: The Ostrogoths

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article details the rise and fall of the Ostrogoths, a Germanic tribe of the fifth and sixth centuries.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Theodosius the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the founding of the Eastern Roman Empire, now known as the Byzantine Empire.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Europe After the Congress of Vienna, 1815

For Students 9th - 10th
A color map of Europe after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, which redrew the continent's political boundaries after the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. This map is color-coded to show...