Roman Empire
This two-century period of peace in Rome is known as ____.
Pax Romana
This Roman Emperor moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium.
The belief in one god.
Monotheism
The apostle who established the Christian church in Rome.
Peter
In 63 BCE, the Roman Empire conquered the Kingdom of ______.
Judah (a.k.a. Judea)
Political unrest in Rome happened when the emperors were not paying these people enough.
Soldiers - Legions
This became the type of Christianity associated with the Byzantine Empire.
Eastern Orthodox
Pope
Theodora was the empress to this Byzantine Emperor.
Justinian
Constantinople is now known as _____.
Istanbul
In 378 CE, this Germanic group rebelled against the Romans.
Visigoths
The oval entertainment arena in Constantinople was called the _____.
Hippodrome
Emperor Constantine converted the Roman Empire to this religion.
This Frankish King was asked by the pope to protect Italy.
Charlemagne
Mediterranean Sea
In economics, a steep rise in prices with a decline in the value of money is known as _____.
Eventually, most Byzantine Emperors began to speak this language instead of Latin.
Greek
A painting of Jesus or other religious figure.
Icon
Began ruling as Rome's Emperor in 284 CE and introduced many changes (example: splitting Rome into smaller parts).
Diocletian
In 70 CE, Romans captured this significant Jewish city.
Jerusalem
In 455 CE, this Germanic Group attacked Romans in Spain and Northern Africa.
Vandals
This well-known Byzantine Church still stands today and its name translates to 'Holy Wisdom.'
Hagia Sophia
The fortress that was the site of Jewish rebellion against Roman rule.
Masada
This was the Byzantine emperor who banned icons.
Emperor Leo III
This country borders Israel on the south west.
Egypt