1. World History Unit ProjectWorld History Unit Project
By: Corey BabcockBy: Corey Babcock

2. Constantinople (U1)Constantinople (U1)
I went to Constantinople. It was once the capital city of the Byzantine
Empire. It was named after the emperor Canstantine the Great.
Constantinople was the largest and most wealthy European city in the
12th
century.

3. The ArtifactThe Artifact
A cool artifact is theA cool artifact is the
Mosaics- these mosaicsMosaics- these mosaics
were intricate like thewere intricate like the
golden ones in a church.golden ones in a church.
The most famous of theThe most famous of the
surviving Byzantinesurviving Byzantine
mosaics of the Hagiamosaics of the Hagia
Sophia of Constantinople.Sophia of Constantinople.
These were made in theThese were made in the
12th century.12th century.

4. JapanJapan
Then I went to Japan- Japan isThen I went to Japan- Japan is an island nation in Eastan island nation in East
Asia. The water helped them defend themselves duringAsia. The water helped them defend themselves during
attacks. Japan has a different military force then the USA.attacks. Japan has a different military force then the USA.
They use shogun, samurai, etc. Japan isolatedThey use shogun, samurai, etc. Japan isolated
themselves a couple times to keep themselves safe.themselves a couple times to keep themselves safe.

5. The Cool ArtifactThe Cool Artifact
One artifact is theOne artifact is the
Samurai sword- ThisSamurai sword- This
was the weapon ofwas the weapon of
the warriors. Samuraithe warriors. Samurai
represent couragerepresent courage
battle skills andbattle skills and
loyalty.loyalty. Samurai wereSamurai were
warrior vassals whowarrior vassals who
were very loyal towere very loyal to
their clan or theirtheir clan or their
shogunshogun

6. Aztec EmpireAztec Empire
I went to the Aztec empire next- the aztecsI went to the Aztec empire next- the aztecs
were the dominant empire in mesoamerica.were the dominant empire in mesoamerica.
They had founded the city of tenochtitlan. theThey had founded the city of tenochtitlan. the
aztecs believed in human sacrifice.aztecs believed in human sacrifice.

7. The ArtifactThe Artifact
one artifact that stoodone artifact that stood
out was a knife- this knifeout was a knife- this knife
was used to kill people.was used to kill people.
They did not kill them forThey did not kill them for
nothing though. Theynothing though. They
killed people for theirkilled people for their
gods. They wanted to dogods. They wanted to do
human sacrifice to makehuman sacrifice to make
their gods happy sotheir gods happy so
nothing bad wouldnothing bad would
happen to them.happen to them.

8. The AmericasThe Americas
Finally I went to the Americas, I came to see theFinally I went to the Americas, I came to see the
new land and native people. There are manynew land and native people. There are many
things coming in and out of the Americas,things coming in and out of the Americas,
examples include corn, diseases, animals, etc.examples include corn, diseases, animals, etc.

9. Americas artifactAmericas artifact
one cool artifact from theone cool artifact from the
American is an arrowAmerican is an arrow
head to refer to the nativehead to refer to the native
americans that hadamericans that had
inherited that land at theinherited that land at the
time. This is special andtime. This is special and
informative because weinformative because we
learn certain things fromlearn certain things from
this, and it is apart of thethis, and it is apart of the
natives culture.natives culture.

10. Americas artifactAmericas artifact
one cool artifact from theone cool artifact from the
American is an arrowAmerican is an arrow
head to refer to the nativehead to refer to the native
americans that hadamericans that had
inherited that land at theinherited that land at the
time. This is special andtime. This is special and
informative because weinformative because we
learn certain things fromlearn certain things from
this, and it is apart of thethis, and it is apart of the
natives culture.natives culture.