CG - 1 - 07 Collapse of An Empire

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1.07 Collapse of an Empire Assessment (complete using LiveLesson)

Name:Raquel Almonte
LiveLesson Notes:
Step 1:
Identify the four different reasons that were taught during the live lesson below. Rank them in the
spaces provided from 1 being the most important to 4 being the least. For each response, name it and
explain how it contributed to the decline of the Byzantine Empire in 2-3 sentences.
Question: What were the biggest causes of the decline of the Byzantine Empire?
1. The crusades
When the Byzantine found out about Alexius' deal with the crusaders they killed him. The
crusaders were left with no pay so they captured and plundered Constantinople which
destroyed part of the city and they took over many of their trade routes.
2.The ottomans
Turkish tribes began to expand their territory in northwest Anatolia. The Ottoman Turks laid
siege on the constantinople. The Ottomans knew that conquering Constantinople would give
them religious and economic power over the entire region. The capture of Constantinople
ended Byzantine.
3.Justinian l.
The continual wars and rebuilding of Constantinople after the Nika Riot caused significant
financial issues for the empire and led to a declined economy. The reconstruction of the Nika
Riot alone cost approximately 320,000 pounds of gold. Many units were busy fighting Bulgars,
Aavars, and Slavs.
4. The powerful
The powerful were too strong and repealed anti-powerful laws that broke their estates. Political
corruption was spread throughout the government. The instability and turmoil ended up
weakening the empire one again.
Step 2:
Compare the causes and choose a winner. Explain in 2-3 complete sentences, summarizing specific
information from the livelesson, why you chose that cause over the other.
First Round – Fill in the causes you wrote above, Identify which cause won and explain why you
including the name of each cause. thought it was a bigger cause of the decline of the
Byzantines.
Cause 1 vs Cause 4 → Winner 1 and explanation:
The crusades are the winner and the reason why is
The crusades because they caused immense economic damage,
When the Byzantine found out about Alexius' they made the Byzantine more vulnerable, and
deal with the crusaders they killed him. The caused political instability which ultimately lead to
crusaders were left with no pay so they captured its fall to the Ottomans in 1453 CE. When the
and plundered Constantinople which destroyed crusades captured and plundered Constantinople
it destroyed parts of the city. They weakened the
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part of the city and they took over many of their empire's economy and military, disrupted the
trade routes. trade ports, and deepened religious divisions.
The powerful
The powerful were too strong and repealed
anti-powerful laws that broke their estates.
Political corruption was spread throughout the
government. The instability and turmoil ended
up weakening the empire one again.
Cause 2 vs Cause 3 → Winner 2 and explanation:
The ottomans The winner is The Ottomans and the reason why is
Turkish tribes began to expand their territory in because The Ottomans directly led to the end of
northwest Anatolia. The Ottoman Turks laid the Byzantine empire. The Ottomans' capture of
siege on the constantinople. The Ottomans knew Constantinople led to the downfall of Byzantine.
that conquering Constantinople would give them The Ottomans gradually started conquering its
religious and economic power over the entire territories further weakening the empire and once
region. The capture of Constantinople ended they captured Constantinople, the Byzantine
Byzantine. ended.
Justinian l.
The continual wars and rebuilding of
Constantinople after the Nika Riot caused
significant financial issues for the empire and led
to a declined economy. The reconstruction of the
Nika Riot alone cost approximately 320,000
pounds of gold. Many units were busy fighting
Bulgars, Aavars, and Slavs.
Step 3:
Compare the two winners of the first round to identify the cause you found most significant. One
paragraph response needed.
Final Round – Which cause wins between Winner 1 and 2 above? Why? (1 paragraph)
Overall winner and your explanation:
Even though the Ottomans directly led to the end of the Byzantine empire, the Crusades are
the winner. The Crusades damaged the Byzantines economy, political stability, and military
strength which significantly weakened the Byzantine Empire. The Crusades paved the way
for the Ottomans to conquer the empire. They caused the Byzantines to be more vulnerable
to attacks, caused economic damage, and captured Constantinople destroying part of the
city. The crusades played a very important and significant role in the downfall of the
Byzantine and further weakened the empire allowing the Ottomans to conquer.
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