Take an overall look at the image in the assessment. You will notice it contains quite a lot of action. Pay close attention to the things each character is doing and speculate about why they may be doing this. You see a heavily fortified Constantinople in 1453 CE. Surrounding the city are tens of thousands of soldiers.

A Medieval battle scene in which several men wearing blue, yellow, or orange tunics and armor are attacking a tall castle. Some of the attackers have bows or swords and shields. Many are scaling the castle on ladders while defenders await them at the top with swords and daggers. Below, there are more men in ships and on horses waiting to attack.
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Part A: Analyze the image and respond to the reflection question in at least one paragraph.

How does the event depicted in the painting reflect the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
Be sure to describe the event shown (HINT: who, what, when, where).
Include at least three details from the image in your answer (ex. How did soldiers enter Constantinople?).
Part B: Explain the impact of other causes, important events, and significant figures on the Byzantine empire in complete sentences.

How did Justinian's actions contribute to the fall of the Byzantine empire?
How did invading forces contribute to the fall of the Byzantine empire?
What impact did the Macedonian Empire have on the Byzantine empire?
How did the Crusades contribute to the fall of the Byzantine empire?
How did trade with the Venetians contribute to the fall of the Byzantine empire?

in the united states, the president is controlled by the

constitution, and in all respects subordinate to it. insofar

as it deals with presidential power, however, the american

constitution has proved to be a highly malleable document.

with very few exceptions,' the constitutional provisions relating to the president have not been changed at all since

they were ratified in 1787. but in the late twentieth century, those provisions do not mean what they meant in

1787. the constitution is a legal document, and it is enforced judicially; but its meaning was hardly fixed when it

was ratified. in particular, the contemporary president has

far broader powers than the original constitution contemplated. it is remarkable but true that large-scale changes in

the authority of the president have been brought about

without changes in the constitutional text, but nevertheless

without significant illegality.

this is a paradox. is it not clear that constitutional

changes, if not textual, are illegal? the paradox has considerable relevance to our current thinking about the presidency in particular and about constitutionalism in general.

perhaps the framers of the american constitution feared

legislative power most of all; 2 but from well-known events

in the twentieth century, it is possible to conclude that it is

presidential power that holds out the greatest risks to both

liberty and democracy. the president is by far the most visible leader in the nation; he is often the only person in government with a national constituency. moreover, he is

stick up my a**