In preparation for an upcoming museum trip, Ms. Severino turns her classroom into a museum gallery. The students examine art and artifacts from the Byzantine Empire to make connection from prior civilizations studied. The students connected the dome of Hagia Sophia to the Mesopotamians and Roman uses of a dome. The arches Hagia Sophia and religious significance connected to Rome. They made the connection of a Codex of laws to Hammurabi's code. Noticing the enduring issue of the rule of law in civilizations.
