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The Bag of Grabbing
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Jesus called this man the "roc" upon which he would build the Christian church.
Who is Peter?
100
This term refers to the mixing of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture.
What is Greco-Roman culture?
100
Constantine moved the capital to this city in 330 AD and named it after himself.
What is Byzantium?
100
This Byzantine general reconquered portions of the Western empire, including North Africa, parts of Spain, and Italy.
Who is Belisarius?
100
This former actress, who was later active in diplomacy, lawmaking, and church-building, was the wife of the Emperor Justinian.
Who is Theodora?
200
This emperor was the first to embrace Christianity.
Who is Constantine?
200
Romans were particularly influenced by this Greek philosophy, which taught the values of virtue, duty, moderation, and endurance.
What is stoicism?
200
This was the dominant language of the eastern half of the Roman Empire.
What is Greek?
200
The 8th Century controversy that would divide the Church in the 11th Century began over this.
What are icons?
200
The majority of Romans were of this social class, consisting of common farmers, merchants, workers, and artisans.
What is the plebeian class?
300
Constantine saw the image of the cross in the sky the night before this battle.
What is the Battle of Milvian Bridge?
300
This Roman poet wrote Rome's "national epic", the Aeneid, based on a minor character from Homer's Iliad.
Who is Vergil?
300
Built during the reign of Justinian, this was intended to be the world's most beautiful church.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
300
This alphabet was developed to make it possible for the Slavs to read the Bible in their own language.
What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?
300
This holy place was destroyed by the Romans, following a Jewish rebellion in the 1st Century AD.
What is the Temple (of Jerusalem)?
400
This declaration made Christianity one of the official religions of the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
400
This family of languages, descended from Latin, includes Spanish, Italian, and French.
What are the Romance Languages?
400
Based on Roman law, this was a four-part legal code created under the reign of the Emperor Justinian.
What is the Justinian Code?
400
This saint developed the alphabet used by the Slavs.
Who is St. Cyril?
400
This term refers to the forced dispersal of the Jews in the second century AD.
What is the Diaspora?
500
This Bishop, of the city of Hippo in Africa, taught that humans needed the grace of God to be saved.
Who is Augustine?
500
These brought water to Rome, often raised high on arches above river valleys and ravines.
What are aqueducts?
500
Constantinople fell to these people in 1453 AD.
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
500
Hagia Sofia, in Greek, means this.
What is "Holy Wisdom"?
500
This series of anti-government riots, started by chariot-racing factions, was the deadliest in Byzantine history.
What is the Nika Rebellion?
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