Vocab 1
A curved structure used as a support
Arch
Writing that makes fun of human weakness
Satire
This roman emperor tried to reform rome
Diocletian
These rivers protected Romes northern border
The Rhine and Danube rivers
A change designed to improve something
Reform
A lyric poem
Ode
The byzantine empires greatest emperor
Justinian I
This slave led a revolt against Rome
Spartacus
The study of the human body
Anatomy
An image made from small stones or glass
Mosaic
Move the Capitol to constantinople
Constantine
Rome was conquered in what year?
476 AD
When the price of things goes up
Inflation
Justinian I built this:
The Hagia Sophia
This leader split the empire in 2
Theodosius
What are three medical advances Rome made?
They knew to sterilize their instruments
They had clean running water and sewers
They studied the human body
They had medical schools
They had hospitals
They knew the danger of certain materials like lead
What was the code of justinian?
A code of laws that reorganized and simplified existing Roman laws. It had also had a significant impact on laws today.
This Germanic general conquered rome
Odoacer
What are three reasons Rome declined?
Poor leadership
Famine and disease
A weak economy and inflation
A disloyal army