Ch. 1 The Glory That Was Rome
The Celts
This group of people lived in Britain before the Romans invaded the Island.
The Celts
In the old Roman Empire, many Christians followed this man.
The pope
Constantinople is apart of this Roman Empire.
The Eastern Roman Empire
The Romans viewed these people as “wandering tribes.”
The Barbarians.
These are specially trained singers who sang songs and told stories of great warriors.
Bards
Augustine was sent to meet this powerful king in Britain.
Ethelbert
This man was one of the most powerful rulers of the Byzantine Empire.
Justinian, the Just Emperor
This emperor decided that the Roman Empire was too big for one ruler and one army to protect.
Diocletian
The Anglo-Saxons crossed the North Sea to help this king fight off other tribes from northern Britain.
This is the chief monk.
The abbot
Name one law from the Code of Justinian.
*Sea and seashore belong to everyone.
*Rivers belong to everyone.
*If you find a jewel/treasure, you can keep it.
*Allowed to own slaves/make them work without pay, but you can’t beat or mistreat them unless disobediant.
*Thief steals, he must pay owner four times what is stolen.
*Must call out warning when trimming tree.
*Bishop, priest, or pastor must speak loudly or God will punish him.
CE stands for…
Christian Era/Common Era
The Middle Ages are called the Dark Ages because…
We can’t read about what happened in the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. The only stories we have from this time are stories that were passed down from one bard to the next by word of mouth.
Augustine and his companions taught the Anglo-Saxons how to do this.
Read and write
Theodora were these before she became empress.
A clown and an actress.
Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into two parts. He appointed another emperor and two junior emperors. What are the junior emperors called?
Caesars
Beowulf killed this monster.
Grendel
Monks worked all day in these special rooms.
Scriptoriums
These people called their leaders patriarchs.
Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox