Roman Empire
Period of time in which Rome had prosperity and peace for 200 years
Pax Romana
With the "bread and circus" policy, people would go see in the Colosseum as entertainment people fight who were called ______.
gladiators
How was the Roman empire divided and what was the capital of each empire?
Western Roman Empire= Rome
Eastern Roman Empire= Constantinople
Why was Constantinople a busy center of trade and very well protected?
Because it was in between Europe and Asia. It was on a peninsula and protected on the fourth side by a very strong wall.
With whom did the Pax Romana start?
Augustus Caesar
What was the engineering achievement that the Romans created to better the lives of the people by giving them access to water?
Aqueducts
Emperor who changed the capital of the Roman empire and the name of the city which got its from the emperor's
Constantine and Constantinople
Hagia Sophia
Name that was given to the series of emperors after the Julian-Claudian emperors who did not abuse of their power and helped the empire grow
The "Five Good Emperors"
Particular architectural features that the Romans first implemented in their buildings:
domes and arches
What did emperors have to do because their government was weak, so that they weren't killed?
Raise the salary of soldiers
Emperor and his wife with whom the Byzantine Empire was at the height of its power
Justinian and Theodora
A common use of coin, everyone was equal under the law, and everyone who lived in the empire was a citizen
Type of art made from stones or colored glass to make images or patterns
Mosaics
What were the 3 reasons why the Roman empire declined?
Weak government, failing economy and invasions of Germanic groups
What 2 cultures did the Byzantine empire preserve and pass on? What aspects of these cultures did it pass on?
Greek and Roman culture. Greek language and Roman law.
What reforms did Augustus make to better the empire?
Established the borders along natural features like rivers and oceans and divided the empire into provinces with local leaders called "proconsuls".
The writer, Horace, was the first to write the genre of literature called ______. What is it about?
Satire. The making fun of human weakness.
With what event did the Western Roman Empire fall?
When the Germanic leader, Odoacer, overthrew the last roman emperor, Augustus Romulus.
Name of the oval arena that was based on the Circus Maximus which held chariot races in Constantinople
Hippodrome