Excavate! Byzantine Empire

Learn History in a model new way with Excavate! Byzantium, an immersive social research game for center school students! Use Archaeological pondering to apply C3 abilities of Inquiry and Evaluation of Evidence to features of Byzantine every day life not coated in textbooks. By excavating and analyzing 4 vital places, players will:

• Gain a new perspective on historical Byzantium

• Distinguish the roles of males, ladies, and kids in ancient Byzantium

• Examine the symbols of the King and Queen

• Explain the symbolism and procedure of an ancient army and faith

Players can explore the websites in any order; progress is recorded in journals that log collected artifacts, area notes and achievements. Throughout the game, players use C3 abilities to analyze and make connections. They carefully deduct the details about every area, stratum by stratum and artifact by artifact. At every location, players make meaning of how artifacts had been used through a collection of research questions and reports that require players to make connections, read carefully and contemplate the historic context of the primary source artifacts. Finally, players see each website come alive as artifacts populate an historically correct image of Byzantine life.

Features:

• Imperial Palace: Understand the individuals associated with main the Byzantine Empire.

• Oikos: Understand how the household was the center of the social system and the perform of a number of gadgets within the residence.

• Hagia Sophia: This scene helps gamers perceive the every day practices of the Christian faith and objects used for spiritual ceremonies within the Byzantine Empire.

• Augustaion: Learn how Constantinople was a center for trade and visualize the market scene in the Byzantine Empire and the structural integrity and influences of the buildings surrounding it.

• Engage with objects of daily life textbooks by no means include 


• Use archaeological pondering to piece collectively historical understanding 


• See artifacts in context in the historical world 


• Design enter from Social Studies academics 


• Historically Accurate, C3 Skills-Based learning

• Free Teacher Guides, Lesson Plans, and Extension Activities

• Track Student Progress

• Bundle with other Excavate! games for a complete curriculum solution

Excavate! Series:

Excavate! Byzantine is certainly one of a series of civilizations available on the Google Play store. Check out our Rome, Greece, MesoAmerica, Egypt, and Mesopotamia apps.

Built in session with social studies lecturers, Excavate! uses overarching inquiries to focus pupil inquiry as they dig, analyze, report and be taught via object-based evaluation. Highly detailed, traditionally correct illustrations and artifacts help college students make connections and see the “big picture” of historical historical past. Interaction with artifacts, together with detailed 3D models, allows college students to know what life was actually like for individuals of different social roles. Extensive in-game sources corresponding to comprehensive location and artifact data and an interactive glossary make it straightforward to extend the training off the display screen. Supporting educator materials, requirements information and extension actions help educators seamlessly include Excavate! in any historic history curriculum. Track student performance using the new GBLxAPI studying knowledge format, which reviews scholar progress in opposition to C3 and ELA standards in an easy to learn format. Excavate! is a multi-game collection that features previous and new world civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Maya, Inca and extra. Game bundles and bulk discounts can be found.