Rome (General)
Italy is this type of geographical feature.
What is a peninsula?
Roman government started as a monarchy- this was their king.
Who was Romulus?
This Roman emperor first converted to Christianity.
Who was Constantine?
The capital of the Byzantine empire was this city.
What was Constantinople?
This person started Islam.
Who was Muhammad?
This was the Roman value system whose absence was used to explain the chaos of the previous 100 years.
What is gravitas?
These were the two leaders of Roman government.
Who were the consuls?
This Roman emperor was accused of assassination and was responsible for dividing the empire into chunks.
Who is Diocletian?
This was a stadium for chariot races.
What was the Hippodrome?
This was Muhammad's job before he became a prophet.
What is a merchant?
These were the three social classes for Rome.
What are patricians, plebeians, and slaves?
This was the form of government of Rome after it was a monarchy.
What is a republic?
This Roman emperor was known for being the "black sheep" and was poisoned by his wife.
Who was Claudius?
This barbarian leader managed to invade Rome through a fake truce with disguised soldiers.
Who was Alaric?
This was the first caliph.
Who was Abu Bakr?
This was a Roman dictator that handed power down to an heir. He was later assassinated by senators.
Who was Julius Caesar?
Who are the consuls, senators, and assembly?
This Roman emperor was known for unfair gladiator fights and his nickname, "Hercules".
Who was Commodus?
This was the church Justinian built to flex his power post-Nika Riots.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This group of Muslims makes up 10% of the population and believes that the leader should be blood-related to Muhammad.
Who are Shia?
These people were involved in the First Triumvirate.
Who is Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey?
What is veto?
This was the first female empress to rule the Roman empire. She took out the eyes of her own son!
Who was Irene of Athens?
This was the official term for how the W. Roman Catholic and E. Orthodox broke up.
What was the Great Schism?
This was the angel that visited Muhammad in the cave?
Who was Gabriel?