---
title: "SSWH4: Byzantine and Mongol Empires (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSWH4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSWH4
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSWH4: Byzantine and Mongol Empires

Analyze impact of the Byzantine and Mongol empires.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSWH4.a**: Describe the relationship between the Roman and Byzantine Empires, include: the importance of Justinian and Empress Theodora.
- **SSWH4.b**: Analyze the impact Byzantium had on Kiev, Moscow, and the Russian Empire.
- **SSWH4.c**: Explain the Great Schism (East-West Schism) of 1054 CE/AD.
- **SSWH4.d**: Explain the decline of Byzantium and the impact of the fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE/AD.
- **SSWH4.e**: Describe the impact of the Mongols on Russia, China, and the Middle East, include: the role of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan in developing the Mongol Empire.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.