Vocab
Important People
12.1
12.2
12.3
100

The study of body structure. (p. 344)

Anatomy

100

arguably the greatest Byzantine emperor (p. 362)

Justinian

100

___________ was the official language of the Romans. 

Latin

100

Rome fell when which groups of people invaded from northern Europe? (p. 353-354)-

Germanic

100

Constantinople resembled cities in the Roman Empire because it spoke what? (p. 360)-

Latin

200

Willful destruction of property (p. 354)

Vandalism

200

Wrote about the fall of the Roman Empire and how its fall affected the people that lived within it. (p. 355)

Pope Gregory I

200

Were Roman statues more or less realistic than those of the Greeks? (p. 345)

More realistic

200

What Visigoth leader captured Rome in A.D. 410? (p. 354)-

Alaric

200

When Constantinople was first established it resembled what?(p. 361)-

resembled other cities in the Roman Empire

300

in ancient Rome a person who fought people or animals for entertainment (p. 341)

Gladiators

300

a gladiator who led a slave rebellion (p. 343)

Spartacus

300

Describe a forum.(p. 340)

a large open space that served as a marketplace and public square

300

Name at least two factors that played a role in the fall of Rome?(p. 350-351)-

Answers....

-Poor leadership

-Invasions

-Declining economy

300

What Roman emperor moved the capital to Constantinople? (p. 360)-

Constantine

400

Vocab: The art of public speaking and debate (p. 728)

Rhetoric

400

The 14 year old emperor overthrown by Odoacer. (p. 355)

Romulus Augustus 

400

What Roman emperor was married to Julia Domna?(p. 342)

Septimius 

400

Explain what happened after the Battle of Adrianople.(p. 354)-

More Germanic tribes attacked Rome.

400

What problem did Justinian have with the empire’s laws?(p. 363)-

He thought they were disorganized and confusing

500

works that make fun of human weakness (p. 347)

Satire(s)

500

helped Byzantine women win more legal rights (p. 362)

Theodora

500

The first major Roman road. Linked Rome to southeastern Italy. (p. 344)

Appian Way 

500

After his death what did Theodosius decide should be done? (p. 353)-

The empire should be divided

500

Legal systems in many countries have been based on what code of law?( p. 363)-

Justinian Code

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