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=Where to Find Byzantine Empire Resources =

=Library Books = Books for your research are in library classroom on a cart. Depending on your topic there may be more books in the library that you can find using the **[|library catalog]**

=Databases = [|Ancient and Medieval History Online]. Excellent history encyclopedia for people, places, and events**.** Search Byzantine Empire. Primary sources. Citation at bottom of article.

[|Image Quest] Over two million rights-cleared images. Click "**i"** button for the citation.

=Encyclopedias = World Book Online [|Britannica Online] Change the reading level. Handy index in side bar. Citation at bottom of article.

=Primary Sources = [|How they found out the secret of making silk] [|How the plague affected the Byzantine economy and government] [|What was recorded about a particular battle?] [|How did they deal with broken bones?] [|What laws were there about marriage?] [|What did crusaders experience on their journeys?] [|What were laws like for farmers?] [|How was the architecture described at the time?] [|What did Procopius really think about the empire--his secret history of Justinian's rule?] =Web Sites = Web Path Express Find vetted websites and videos. Access through the library catalog

=Video = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Black Death and the Byzantine Empire] (4 min.) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|The Black Death Begins] (4 min.) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Fall of the Roman Empir]e Crash Course World History #12 by John Green (12.43 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Justinian](1.33 min) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|City of Wall: Constantinople](4 min)

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">For more information.... try these databases = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Middle Search Plus] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Articles from middle school magazines, biographies, primary sources, images and maps.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|SIRS Discover] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Magazine articles, biographies, images, and maps of the world.

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Just for fun....Istanbul (Not Constantinople) lyrics here.= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">media type="youtube" key="Gi0Rt0slfy4" height="315" width="420"

The song is performed on this YouTube video by //They Might Be Giants//. However, the song was written by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon in 1928.

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Byz‧an‧tine ( bĭz′ən‑tēn′, ‑tīn′, bĭ‑zăn′tĭn)
... a. Of or relating to the ancient city of Byzantium. .... b. Of or relating to the Byzantine Empire.
 * *adjective. **
 * 1.**


 * 2** . Of or belonging to the style of architecture developed from the fifth century AD in the Byzantine Empire,characterized especially by a central dome resting on a cube formed by four round arches and their pendentives and by the extensive use of surface ....decoration, especially veined marble panels, low relief carving, and colored glass mosaics.


 * 3.** Of the painting and decorative style developed in the Byzantine Empire,characterized by formality of design, frontal stylized presentation of figures, rich use of color, especially gold, and generally religious subject matter.

..... b. Of an Eastern Catholic church that maintains the worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.
 * 4.** a. Of the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.

... a. Of, relating to, or characterized by intrigue; scheming or devious: “//a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements//” (New York). .... b. Highly complicated; intricate and involved: //a bill to simplify the byzantine tax structure//.
 * 5.** often ** byzantine **


 * *noun. ** A native or inhabitant of Byzantium or the Byzantine Empir e.

//The American Heritage Dictionary//. Computer software. //Apple App Store//. Vers. 5th. Hougton Mifflin, 2011. Web. 18 Jan. 2013