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Review

When did Byzantine empire begin?

How long did it last?

What are facts that we learned from


last class?
Reading and
Discussion
What was Constantinople and how did it form?

Why was the city hard to attack?

What were the people like?

Why did Constantinople become the richest and the


biggest city? (There are many possible answers)

Do you see anything significant about the palaces?


Constantinople
The Great Wall
Ancient Roman Clothing
Hagia Sophia
Fall of Byzantine Empire vs. Istanbul
Constantinople was founded by the emperor
Constantine I in 330 AD.
The most popular religion there was Eastern Orthodox
Christianity (Greek Orthodox Christianity).
In 1453, Constantinople was invaded by the Ottoman
Turks (Turkish). Emperor Constantine XI died in battle
that day and that was the fall of Byzantine empire.
The Hagia Sophia Church was changed into a Mosque
(now a Museum).
In 1923, Constantinople became Istanbul named by the
Turkish.

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