Fall of Rome
Constantinople
Vocabulary
Byzantine Empire
Christianity
100
When coins lost value, people started to ________
What is barter
100
This city was built on the old Greek city of __________
What is Byzantium?
100
This open space that served as a marketplace and town square.
What is the Forum?
100
the religious center of the Byzantine Empire is located in this magnificent church
What is the Hagia Sophia
100
declared Christianity to be Rome's official religion?
Who is Theodosius?
200
Visigoth leader who attacked Rome in 410
Who is Alaric?
200
This emperor decided to split the Roman Empire in two.
Who is Theodosius?
200
_____________ is prices that rise quickly
What is inflation?
200
This successful Byzantine industry was smuggled from China
What is silk weaving?
200
the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Who is the pope?
300
Historians believe the end of the Roman Empire was when this person was killed?
Who is Odoacer?
300
This city was built on this land form
What is a peninsula?
300
A man who fought animals and other men in public arenas
What is a gladiator?
300
The major ethnic group of the Byzantine Empire were the ___________
Who are the Greeks?
300
Through their work, Christianity spread throughout Europe?
What are missionaries?
400
The name for the head of the family in Roman times
What is paterfamilias
400
This city was built to look like __________
What is Rome?
400
a person who is willing to die instead of giving up their beliefs
What is a martyr?
400
Name of the Church in Constantinople?
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
400
the name for regular church members
What is the laity?
500
Weak government, ___________, and Germanic invasions led to fall of Rome
What is a declining economy?
500
Name the straits that connect the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea?
What are the straits of Dardanelles and Bosporus?
500
a place where men called monks live together in a religious community
What is a monastery?
500
Byzantine writers contributed this to mankind
What is copying the writing of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
500
One of the reasons why Christianity was able to spread quickly
What is either 1. people could travel safely 2. Christians used Roman roads to carry message 3. Romans had a common language.
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