BONUS // All Lessons (super hard beware friends(I mean it))
100
Name 1 reason there wasn't enough food in the empire to feed everyone.
POSSIBLE:
- warfare destroyed some farmland
- plantations used slaves instead of fi nding new farming technology
- land wore out, became unproductive; harvests decreased
100
What did the scribes do?
Wrote and kept records
100
What was Eastern Empire called?
Byzantine Empire
100
Roman culture was a blend of which two cultures?
Roman and Greek
100
Rome was at constant war on what borders? :)
north, northeast, and eastern borders
200
Which were more "disciplined"? Roman soldiers or mercenaries? What did the weaker army result in for Rome?
Mercenaries were not as disciplined as Roman soldiers
- resulted in less effective army, weakened defense along border
200
How were womens' rights?
Good!!!! Almost equal to men. :))))))))) *feminism* go rome heh
200
Eastern Empire lasted how many years after the Western?
1,000 Years
200
Artists created _______?
Mosaics
200
What destroyed a sense of citizenship?
Corrupt, greedy government offi cials destroyed sense of citizenship
300
Who were the mercenaries loyal to?
Mercenaries often loyal to individual leaders instead of empire
300
Teens married when? And learned what jobs?
In early teens, and learned their parents' jobs
300
Justinian began rebuilding the capital, named?
Constantinople
300
What is a Greek epic?
a long poem about heroes
300
What aspects did Justinian add/rebuild in the capital?
- rebuilt city walls; built schools, hospitals, courts, churches
- most famous church was Hagia Sophia
400
Why did the sheer size of Rome eventually aid in the fall of Rome?
It was difficult to get news from regions, to see problems developing, and it caused a lack of communication and knowledge of areas
400
Government divided into __ provinces.
42
400
What lands did Justinian conquer?
He reconquered lost Eastern Empire lands in Italy, Africa, Spain
400
What were the Roman languages?
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian
400
Emperor Marcus Aureliusʼ Meditations expresses ______?
philosophy of Stoicism
500
Problems followed the death of which Roman ruler?
Emperor Marcus Aurelius
500
Slaves were generally treated well except for?
Miners
500
Who gained superior power? Eastern Orthodox Church? Or Byzantine Emperor?
Byzantine Emperor
500
Cicero was the master of?
Oration
500
Virgilʼs epic poem the Aeneid is the story of ______ and is based off of ________.
-Aeneas the Trojan Founder of Rome
-modeled on Greek Odyessy, Iliad