The Fall of Rome
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
What is Constantinople?
This religion, originating in India, is known for its caste system.
What is Hinduism?
This Chinese belief pushes people to be respectful of elders and parents.
What is filial piety?
Meaning "rule by the people," this foundational system of government was first developed in the city-state of Athens.
What is Democracy?
When Rome fell to barbarian invasions, what did the eastern portion of it become?
What is the Byzantine Empire?
What was the original form of Christianity that is known for using Icons in their worship?
What is Orthodox Christianity?
Hinduism and Buddhism both have this view of the afterlife as one of the core beliefs of their religions.
What is reincarnation?
This iconic symbol represents the Daoist belief in balancing all things naturally.
What is the yin yang?
The heavily armed Greek infantrymen fought in this tight, rectangular tactical wall-of-shields formation.
What is a phalanx?
What ethnic group from central Europe and Scandinavia took over the remains of Western Rome?
What are the Germanic people?
What did the Byzantines create to help bring Christianity to the Slavic peoples?
What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?
These ancient Bronze Age warriors from Eastern Europe brought Hinduism to India.
Who are the Aryans?
What is Legalism?
In Roman society, the wealthy, land-owning upper class were called this, while the common citizens were known as plebeians.
What are patricians?
Which famous warlord from Central Asia pushed Germanic tribes into Roman territory, causing a crisis?
Who is Attila the Hun?
What famous Byzantine landmark has been both a Christian cathedral and Islamic mosque in its history?
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Buddhism spread across Eastern Asia due to the actions of this converted Indian emperor.
Who is Asoka?
What is the Qin Dynasty?
Carved into bronze tablets around 450 BC, this was Rome’s first written code of laws, establishing the principle that all citizens were equal under the law.
What were the Twelve Tables?
This Christian Roman emperor created the Byzantine Empire by moving the capital to Byzantium.
Who is Constantine?
This religious argument caused the creation of two different and rival versions of Christianity.
What is the Great Schism?
This is believed by Buddhists to be the root cause of all suffering.
What is Desire?
This dynasty was the Golden Age of China, and modern day Chinese people name their ethnicity after this era.
What is the Han Dynasty?
This form of government, rule by elected representatives, is Rome's most lasting influence on the modern United States.
What is a republic?