Key Terms/People
The eastern half of the Roman Empire survived the fall of the Western half.
Byzantine Empire
Who was known as the best emperor of Byzantine?
Justinian
Who feared the empire had grown too big to control and divided it into the Eastern and Western Empires
Diocletian
What did people in cities build to protect themselves from the chaos?
Walls
Merchants sold meats, vegetables, cloth, sandals, and pottery, as well as books on Egyptian papyrus to which country?
Africa
Means "in agreement with right belief"
Orthodox
Who was Justinian's wife?
Theodora
Battles between people of all social classes. Slaves could win his/her freedom if survived these.
Gladiator Fights
The attacks from the Roman soldiers and foreign invaders led to what?
Food shortages, and food prices soared
Ancient Rome is famous for creating channels that carried fresh water from the mountains to the cities. What are these channels called?
Aqueducts
Led Christianity in Western Rome
Pope
Where was the capital of the Roman empire moved?
Constantinople
Warriors from Central Asia that invaded Rome from southeastern Europe.
Huns
Farmers and merchants continued to raise their prices. What did this cause?
Inflation
Which apostle brought Christianity to Rome
Italy extends out into what sea?
Mediterranean Sea
True of False
Theodora was useless to the Byzantine Empire
False
Why did the Goths invade Rome in 410.
Who fixed the Fall of Rome at the year 312 a.d.
Constantine
Which two societal groups was Ancient Rome divided into?
The patricians, wealthy leaders.
The plebeians, the common people.
Trojan War hero that tells how Ancient Rome was formed with a group of people called the Latins.
Aeneas
What is the Hagia Sophia
A church
Where did the Germanic tribe raid?
Western Empire
While the Romans were great architects many of their ideas came from conquering lands. When the conquering stopped, so did new technology due to their ___________?
INFERIOR TECHNOLOGY-
What ensured fair treatment of citizens and non-citizens?
The Twelve Tables