Roman Republic
The mountains in the north of Italy that protected Rome were called:
the Alps
What was the Pax Romana?
a time of peace in Rome
Is Islam a monotheistic or polytheistic religion?
monotheistic
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What is the major river in West Africa?
the Niger River
The Roman king of the gods was called:
Jupiter
The first emperor of Rome was called:
Augustus
What is the holy book of Islam?
the Qu'ran
Did the Byzantine Empire follow Catholic or Orthodox Christianity?
Orthodox
Did Julius Caesar live in the Roman Republic or the Roman Empire.
He lived in the Roman Republic.
The Punic Wars were wars between:
Rome and Carthage
Which religion started in the Roman Empire?
Christianity
What are the two most important cities in Islam?
Mecca and Medina
The Byzantine Empire spread their culture and religion to which country?
Russia
Who are the leaders of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church?
Catholic Church = Pope
Orthodox Church = Patriarch
What was the name of the temple to all the Roman gods in Rome?
the Pantheon
Egypt or the Fertile Crescent
List three places conquered by the Islamic Empire
Arabia, Mesopotamia, Persia, North Africa, Spain, Central Asia.
What was the Hagia Sophia?
An important church in Constantinople
What was the name of the most important emperor from Byzantine Empire?
Justinian the Great
What were the Twelve Tables?
The laws of Rome
Name two reasons why the Western Roman Empire fell.
1) Rome was too big
2) Barbarian invasions
3) Less trade
4) Inflation
5) Diseases
6) Weak army / mercenaries
What was the battle where the French stopped the Islamic Empire from expanding into Europe?
the Battle of Tours
The universities of the Byzantine empire saved books from which two cultures / countries?
Greece and Rome
What were the names of the three social groups in Rome?
the Patricians, the Plebeians, and the slaves