The Decline of Rome
What was the Pax Romana?
¿En qué consistió la Pax Romana?
What is: The 200 year period of peach throughout the Roman Empire?
¿Qué es: El período de 200 años de durazno en todo el Imperio Romano?
Describe Byzantium.
Describe Bizancio
What is high walls were built around it. It included new building, public baths, theaters, a university and a Hippodrome.
A su alrededor se construyeron altas murallas. Incluía nuevos edificios, baños públicos, teatros, una universidad y un hipódromo.
What was the Justinian Code?
En qué consistía el Código Justiniano?
What is: It was a set of books organizing all the laws of the empire and making them easier to understand.
Lo que es: Era un conjunto de libros que organizaban todas las leyes del imperio y las hacían más fáciles de entender.
Why were spices so valuable in the ancient world?
Por qué eran tan valiosas las especias en el mundo antiguo?
What is: Spices made food taste better, and spices could preserve or hide the smell and taste of spoiling meat.
ué es: Las especias mejoraban el sabor de los alimentos y podían conservar u ocultar el olor y el sabor de la carne en mal estado.
What changes has the Hagia Sophia undergone since the Byzantine Empire?
¿Qué cambios ha sufrido Santa Sofía desde el Imperio Bizantino?
What is: It was once an Eastern Orthodox Christian Church. When Turks conquered the city they made it a mosque. Now it is a museum.
o que es: En su día fue una iglesia cristiana ortodoxa oriental. Cuando los turcos conquistaron la ciudad, la convirtieron en mezquita. Ahora es un museo.
What challenges did Marcus Aurelius face as a leader?
¿A qué retos se enfrentó Marco Aurelio como líder?
What is: To defend the empire he started a war aainst invading Germanic Tribes from the north and the Parthian Empire to the east.
Lo que es: Para defender el imperio, inició una guerra contra las tribus germánicas invasoras del norte y el Imperio Parto al este.
How did Constantine become ruler of the Roman Empire?
What is: He took over the northwestern quarter after his father died.
How did Justinian gain a monopoly on silk production in Europe?
What is: Byzantine monks learned silk-making and stole the silkworm eggs used to start the business in Constantinople.
What was Greek fire?
¿Qué era el fuego griego?
What is: It was a chemical mixture that burst into flames when it was lit?
Lo que es: Era una mezcla química que estalló en llamas cuando se encendió?
What does Hagia Sophia mean?
¿Qué significa Santa Sofía
What is: Holy Wisdom?
Qué significa Santa Sofía
Why was the Tetrarchy created?
¿Por qué se creó la Tetrarquía?
What is the Emperor Diocletian though the Roman Empire had become too big for one person to rule alone?
¿Cuál es el emperador Diocleciano aunque el Imperio Romano se había vuelto demasiado grande para una sola persona para gobernar?
What event affected Constantine's attitude towards Christianity?
What is he captured Rome after supposedly seeing a Christian symbol in the sky which he took as a ssign.
Why did citizens of Constantinople burn the city and attack the palace?
What is: They were angry at Justinian over the high taxes he collected?
How did the Byzantine government support fair trade throughout the empire?
What is: It made gold, silver, and bronze coins that could be used all over the empire.
What makes the Hagia Sophia an architectural marvel?
What is: glittering mosaics, soaring dome, its size the different shapes of parts of the building, and the material used to build it.
How did civil war weaken the Roman Empire?
¿Cómo debilitó la guerra civil al Imperio Romano?
What is Generals and their armies fought each other for power?
¿Qué es Generales y sus ejércitos lucharon entre sí por el poder?
What does the word part tetra mean?
What is Four?
What projects did taxes fund in Constantinople?
What is: They funded the building of churches, roads, bridges, and aqueducts?
Who were the Byzantine's main competitors?
What is Persians and Muslims?
What is present day Constantinople called?
What is: Istanbul?
What happened to each half of the Roman Empire after it spit in 395 ce?
Qué pasó con cada mitad del Imperio Romano después de su escupida en 395 ce?
What is: The Western Roman Empire continued to decline because it had poor leaders, and it endured civil wars and invasions from Germanic tribes?
¿Qué es: ¿El Imperio Romano de Occidente siguió decayendo porque tenía malos dirigentes y soportó guerras civiles e invasiones de tribus germánicas?
How did the Roman and Byzantine Empires help Christianity spread?
What is: Before the empire split in two, Constantine legalized and supported Christianity. Theodosius the first made Christianity the state religion.
What jobs did Theodora hold before becoming empress?
What is she was a circus performer, an actress, and later a weaver.
What i the Silk Road?
What is: It was a network of overland trade routes that ran between China and the Mediterranean region?
Which emperor built the Hagia Sophia, and when did they build it?
What is: Emperor Justinian in 532 CE