First Roman dictator
Who is Julius Caesar?
The river that runs through Rome
What is the Tiber River?
this words means someone who wasn't apart of the major civilizations
What is a barbarian?
battle considered to be the beginning of the fall of Rome
What is Adrianople?
3 distinct eras of Ancient Rome
What is... before the Rise of Rome, Roman Republic, & the Roman Empire?
Founded Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
The ________________ migrated from Asia.
Who are the Huns?
In 476 A.D., the western portion of the Roman Empire fell to invaders, but emperors from the Byzantine Empire refused to give up their claim to the western region.
The word claim means___________.
(a)right (b) ownership (c)liberty (d) life
What is ownership?
an upward movement
What is Rise?
Language of the Byzantine Empire
What is Greek?
Assumed the throne after his uncle died
Who is Augustus Caesar?
capital of the Roman capital after its relocation from Rome.
What is Constantinople?
time period in European history from about 500 to 1500 A.D.; begins around the fall of Rome
What is the Middle Ages?
something left behind those that came before
What is a legacy?
known for a code of laws that improvement established Roman laws.
Who is Justinian?
The ruler of the Huns
Who is Atilla?
eastern half of the Roman Empire
What is the Byzantine Empire?
an empire centered at the city of Rome, in what is now Italy; the most extensive Western civilization of ancient times
What is the Roman Empire?
the study of knowledge, reality, and existence, often from a specific point of view
What is philosophy?
The ________________________ church grew in importance during the Byzantine Empire.
What is Eastern Orthodox?
the last Roman emperor
Who is Theodosius?
this gave the Byzantine Empire greater trade opportunity
What is access to both the Mediterranean & Black sea?
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
What is a hierarchy?
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
What is veto?
Two causes of the Fall of the Byzantine Empire
What are.... invasions & destructive social & political movements?