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A free library of K–12 history, language arts, and culture lesson plans — with tour connections, curriculum standards, and companion worksheets. Use them whether you travel with Passports or not.

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TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453 CE): Constantinople

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain why Constantine the Great chose to relocate the Roman capital to Byzantium, how the city preserved…

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TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453): Fall of Constantinople 1453

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to compare and contrast in detail how different Christian and Muslim accounts saw the Fall of Constantinople …

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TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453): Great Schism of 1054: Orthodox Christianity

Through the investigation of selected sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain in detail the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian Church into Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, what di…

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TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Constantinople/Istanbul: Hagia Sophia: Church of the Holy Wisdom

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the importance of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, how and why it was constructed, why it was converted fr…

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