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Christianity
Decline & Fall
East & West
Church Division
Legacy of Rome
100
Which were causes of unrest in the Roman Empire in A.D. 200?
What are economic troubles, lack of respect for government, attacks from outsiders.
100
What event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire?
What is fall of Rome, A.D. 476
100
Why did Diocletian divide the Roman Empire?
What is -so it would be easier to govern
100
What caused Christianity to split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox?
What is disagreement over the pope's authority
100
What was Justinian's code?
What is - a set of laws
200
Who ordered his soldiers to put the sign of the cross on their shields?
Who is Constantine?
200
About how much longer did the Byzantine Empire last after the Western Empire collapsed?
What is 1,000 years
200
Which emperor reunited the Roman Empire after Diocletian had divided it?
Who is Constantine?
200
What was true for the Roman Catholic Church, but not for the the Eastern Orthodox Church?
What is - it was subject to the authority of the pope in Rome
200
A picture made from pieces of colored stone is a _____.
What is - mosaic
300
The word Catholic in the Roman Catholic Church means
What is -universal
300
To increase the size of their armies, the Romans hired
What is - foreign mercenaries (soldiers for hire)
300
Why did Constantine move the capital to Constantinople?
What is - it was well-placed for defense and trade
300
Who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church?
What is - the pope
300
The art form in which raised figures stand out against a flat background is
What is - bas relief
400
The belief that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are united in one God is the
What is - the Trinity
400
The Romans used the term barbarian to refer to
What is - people outside of the Roman Empire.
400
What was another name for the Byzantine Empire?
What is- Eastern Roman Empire
400
A common building material used today that was developed by the Romans was
What is concrete
400
An epic is best defined as a _______.
What is a long poem.
500
The Christian movement was joined by more and more non-Jews, or
What is - Gentiles
500
Vaults are an example of a Roman contribution to ____.
What is - architecture
500
How did the Byzantine Empire get its name?
What is - it was named after the original name of capital (Byzantium)
500
Ultimately, what caused the collapse of the Western Empire?
What is attacks by invaders
500
Cicero was famous for his
What is oratory (public speaking)