01.07 Collapse of an Empire Assessment – Byzantine Brackets
Name:
Date:
Step 1:
Identify four different reasons that answer the question and rank them in the spaces provided.
Question: What were the biggest causes of the decline of the Byzantine Empire?
List your causes here. For each one, name it and briefly explain how it contributed to the decline.
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Step 2:
Compare the causes and choose a winner. Explain in 2-3 complete sentences, summarizing specific information from the lesson, 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 thought it was a bigger cause of the decline of the Byzantines.
Cause 1 vs Cause 4 →
Winner 1 and explanation:

Cause 2 vs Cause 3 →
Winner 2 and explanation:


Step 3:
Compare the winners of the first round to identify the cause you found most significant.
Final Round – What cause wins between Winner 1 and Winner 2 above and why?
Overall winner and your explanation: