History of Western Civilisation - Tuesday 7th Period: Discussion 7: The Byzantine Empire

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Welcome back from break, students! Now, who remembers what we were talking about before you left?

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ATTENDANCE: Sign In: Western Civ Disc 7

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I know it's been a whole week, but tell me you still remember how to do this...

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DISCUSSION 1: Western Civ Disc 7

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In what ways can the Byzantine Empire be considered a continuation of the Roman Empire? In what ways was it a new political, social, and cultural entity?

Re: DISCUSSION 1: Western Civ Disc 7

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Janet had several very good points on this discussion topic. Though she was pretty sure that Tuesday was the easy lecture day normally, wasn't it?

Re: DISCUSSION 1: Western Civ Disc 7

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Quinn actually tries.

"Um. They kept some of the old stuff, and turned some of the old stuff into new stuff?" she says. "Like retro, but not."

Yes, this is trying.

DISCUSSION 2: Western Civ Disc 7

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What factors contributed to the fact that the Byzantine Empire did not suffer the decline in lifestyle quality in the years 500-1000?

Re: DISCUSSION 2: Western Civ Disc 7

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Janet brought up several concepts, really she did, but the player was too brain-fried after her dance class to really come up with anything good.

DISCUSSION 3: Western Civ Disc 7

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Various Islamic powers had been trying to conquer Constantinople --which is now Istanbul -- since nearly the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. Is it fair to cast the conflict between the two as a conflict between two relatively new religions and/or cultures?

Re: DISCUSSION 3: Western Civ Disc 7

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Janet had yet more good points to make on this topic, mostly involving the idea that the religious and cultural conflicts framed an economic conflict. Or something like that.

TALKING IN CLASS: Western Civ Disc 7

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Discuss amongst yourselves... at your own risk...

AFTER CLASS: Western Civ Disc 7

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One history teacher, at your disposal.

OOC: Western Civ Disc 7

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Students Gone Wild! Who ended up on film over Spring Break and what weren't you wearing at the time?