Monday 10.22 Google Earth Tour Continues

Happy Monday,

First please get out your predictions #11 and #16. Make a prediction as to why the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the Roman Capital to Byzantium (modern day Istanbul). AND Make a prediction as to what the Hagia Sophia was used for, during the Byzantine Empire and today.
Next share your predictions with the class.
Make a Cornell Notes page we are going to watch Engineering an Empire: Byzantium

HOMEWORK: Finish your Google Earth tour and blog post -the assignment as a reminder:

1. On your travel blog please address the following prompts:

1.  In the upper left box type in Turkey
2. Find the capital -take a screenshot add it to your travel blog with a 1-2 sentence description.
3. Find Istanbul
4. Click on several pics around , screenshot 3 cool pics from Istanbul add the pics to your travel blog with 1-2 sentence description of each.
5. Zoom in and out and pan around the landscape to be able to describe in detail (using words) what Istanbul is like.
6. In the upper left click on the "directions" tab.
7. In the "From" box type "Rome, Italy"
8. In the "To" box type "Istanbul, Turkey"
9. On the travel blog - describe the route and how long it would take to travel from Rome to Istanbul. Include a screenshot pic fr
10. Find at least 5 great places to stop along the way from Rome to Istanbul. Click on pictures within Google Earth. Take a screenshot and add them to your blog with a 1-2 sentence description for each picture.
11. Make a prediction as to why the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the Roman Capital to Byzantium (modern day Istanbul).
12. Type your prediction on your travel blog.
13. While in Google Earth find the Hagia Sophia (hint: it's in Istanbul). 
14. Grab a couple pics off of Google Earth of the Hagia Sophia and post them on your travel blog.
15. Describe what the Hagia Sophia looks like.
16. Make a prediction as to what the Hagia Sophia was used for, during the Byzantine Empire and today.