Roman Government & Society
Roman Culture and Architecture
The Church and the Great Schism
Christianity and Jesus
The Byzantine Empire
100
The main purpose of the Roman road system.
What is to help the army to travel quickly and efficiently through the empire.
100
The time between Pax Romana and the division of the empire.
What is more than 200 years?
100
Common rituals or practices that many Christians follow.
What are Baptism, communion, prayer, and attending church services
100
Jesus was born into this religion and practiced it.
What is Judaism?
100
The capitol of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Constantinople?
200
The famous Roman politician and writer known for his public speaking skills.
Who is Cicero?
200
Why sea transportation was generally preferred over land transportation for trade.
What is faster, cheaper, and allows for larger quantities of goods to be transported than roads?
200
People who opposed the use of religious icons.
Who were iconoclasts?
200
Three core beliefs of Christianity.
What are:
Belief in one God, Jesus Christ as the Son of God and Savior, The Resurrection of Jesus
200
These two figures.
Who are Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora?
300
How early Roman sculpture differed from ancient Greek sculpture.
Roman sculpture was more realistic - emphasis on individual features, imperfections, and recognizable portraits.
300
This structure and what it was likely used for.
What was the Roman Colosseum, and gladiatorial matches?
300
The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Who are the Pope and the Byzantine Emperor?
300
What people should do for those who are less fortunate, according to Jesus.
What is to practice charity and help those in need?
300
Major geographic advantages for Constantinople.
What was the distance from Barbarians and access to the Mediterranean, Black, and Red Seas?
400
Three major factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire.
What were political instability, economic problems, outside invaders, military weaknesses, and the difficulty of governing a large empire?
400
This type of structure, its use, and Roman features.
What is an aqueduct (Pont du Gard), used to transport water over land. Arches were very common features of this Roman architecture. This also allowed Rome to expand because it meant cities could be built in places that did not have a natural supply of fresh water.
400
This location and it's significance?
What was the Hagia Sophia, the center of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Constantinople/Byzantine Empire?
400
The followers of Jesus and what they did after his death.
Who were the disciples of Jesus, chosen during his life, who spread his teachings to Europe, Asia, and North Africa?
400
Justinian's greatest contribution to Roman law
What was the Justinian Code, which condensed and clarified former Roman law? Serves as the basis for many Western legal codes!
500
How Augustus made Rome more stable.
1. Shrank the size of the army and raised soldiers' pay
2. Won civil wars
3. Boosted the economy (and improved the tax system)
4. Concentrated political power
Led to political stability and Pax Romana
500
Conclusions that you can draw about Roman pride based on artistic expression and displays of art.
Art is displayed in private homes of the wealthy and in public spaces. This suggests pride in the cities and the empire as a whole!
500
Causes of the Great Schism.
What were:
Language differences (Latin in the West, Greek in the East).
Disagreement over Church authority (Pope in Rome vs. Byzantine Emperor/Constantinople Patriarch)
Icons
1054 CE - Pope and the Patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated each other.
500
The specific religious text containing this quote: "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity."
What was the Gospel of Matthew>
500
Two major factors that contributed to the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
What were outside threats (Ottoman Turks and other Christian groups) and territorial losses (which caused trade to decline)?