Fall of Rome
Name 2 of Rome's legacies.
Architecture, Engineering, Government, Christianity, Language
Who was the first Christian Roman emperor?
Constantine the Great
Who started Islam?
Mohammed
Which sports team did Justinian and Theodora support?
The blues
Name one vow of a monk.
Poverty, chastity, obedience
What are the names of the two brothers who founded the city of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
What caused the monastic movement?
Over-indulgent practices in the Roman Christian church
What is the primary religion that spread in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Christianity
Who led the way for the monastic lifestyle?
St. Anthony
What was the purpose of the Justinian code?
to unite the Byzantine Empire under the Christian faith
In what year did the Western Roman empire fall?
476 AD
Which Roman emperor led the final wave of Christian persecution?
Diocletian
Knights, castles, damsels in distress, and smaller kingdoms all marked the beginning of what era?
The High Middle Ages
Which Roman Briton King paid foreign soldiers to defend his land?
What does "nika" mean?
Greek for "conquer"
Why is the period following the Fall of Rome referred to as the "Dark Ages"?
(Any variating allowed) People lost interest in education and arts due to fight for survival, no stable economy, poverty spread, lack of progress, collapse of prosperity, arts dwindled
Why did the Romans tolerate other religions but not Christianity?
They refused to worship Roman gods and emperor, Romans misunderstood communion, Christians treated everyone equally
What are the 3 shorter eras that occurred during the Middle Ages?
Dark Ages, High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages
What caused Theodora to leave her job as an entertainer and what job did she have after? (200 points for each answer)
Conversion to Christianity, a wool spinner
What was the symbol in the sky that Constantine saw?
Chi-Rho, or "in hoc signo vinces"
Name the 4 causes of the Fall of Rome.
the movement of the capital from Rome to Constantinople, repeated attacks from barbarian tribes
What did the Edict of Milan accomplish for Christianity? When was it passed?
Granted every person the right to choose and practice their own religion, including Christians and pagans.
Ordered the immediate return of confiscated meeting places, corporate property, and personal possessions to the Christian community.
Placed Christianity on equal legal footing with other religions practiced across the empire
313 AD
Spain; lived lives of splendor, wealth, high society, gold, enormous libraries, exotic zoos
What laws did Theodora reverse to protect women?
She made it illegal to force women into lives of prostitution
Required men to provide for women whom they divorced or abandoned
What made the Hagia Sophia so impressive?
tall domed roof, jewels, mosaic art, preservation/reconstruction over time