Fall of Constantinople

Fall of Constantinople

Home Activities:

The result of the Crusades. Build a castle of blocks and knock it down.
Constantinople was the City of Constantine; review the stories of Constantine, of Helen and the Elevation of the Cross, and of the Fall of Rome.
“Visit” Turkey in the library; see the culture and the architecture of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul.
Look at pictures of Hagia Sophia today; what’s missing?
Try a “harem” day; little girls will love to dress in silk scarves and bathing suits and practice “belly dancing” to music you can pick up at the library.

Prayer: Lord, bring freedom to Your people still struggling in Your great City of Constantine.

The Fall of Constantinople: The City of Constantine

Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to discover a hidden fact.