Portfolio Information
Byzantine Empire Decline Portfolio:
There are four components to the Byzantine Empire Decline Portfolio: Applying Technology, Managing Goals and Time, Communicating Clearly, and Creating Media Products. Review the completed activities that you are submitting to your teacher, and consider the following:
There are four components to the Byzantine Empire Decline Portfolio: Applying Technology, Managing Goals and Time, Communicating Clearly, and Creating Media Products. Review the completed activities that you are submitting to your teacher, and consider the following:
- Is there one specific cause of the Byzantine Empire’s decline, or were there multiple reasons?
- Could the Byzantine Empire have done something different to last longer than it did? What could have saved it?
- The Western Roman Empire fell in 475 CE, but the Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453. Do you consider the fall of the Byzantine Empire the true fall of the Roman Empire, or do you feel it was a separate event? Why or why not?
Mongol Influence Portfolio:
There is one component to the Mongol Influence Portfolio: the Mongol Influence Multimedia Project Portfolio activity you completed in the previous lesson. Review your completed activities that are to be submitted to your teacher and consider the following:
There is one component to the Mongol Influence Portfolio: the Mongol Influence Multimedia Project Portfolio activity you completed in the previous lesson. Review your completed activities that are to be submitted to your teacher and consider the following:
- Why were the Mongols so influential on the Ming and Russian Empires?
- What impact did the Mongols have on the art, religion, language, and government of the Ming and Russian Empires?
- Which empire did the Mongols influence the most?
- Did the Mongols’ cultural achievements define the Ming and Russian Empires? Why or why not?