Famous People
Important Dates
Roman Empire
Vocabulary
Byzantine
Empire
Vocabulary
Pompeii
100
The first great Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (husband to Theodora).
Who was Justinian
100
This is the year the Romans established a republic.
What was 509 B.C.
100
An account written some time after the event has occurred.
What is a secondary source
100
Someone who believes in more than one god
What is a pagan
100
The city frozen in time
What is Pompeii
200
A military hero who gained his fame from conquering Gaul.
Who was Julius Caesar
200
The Pax Romana ended in
When was 180 A.D.
200
A government in which citizens have the right to vote elect officials.
What is a republic
200
A design made with colored stones and small glass pieces.
What is a mosaic
200
Pompeii was built at the base of this volcano
What is Mount Vesuvius
300
He bacame the leader and Chief of the Huns' in A.D. 430
Who was Attila
300
This is the year the Western Roman Empire fell
What is 476 A.D.
300
A period of peace and prosperity
What is the Pax Romana
300
Someone who is sent to another country by a church to spread it's faith.
What is a missionary
300
This was the number of years Pompeii was barried in ash and frozen in time.
What is 1,700 years
400
He was a Roman leader who fought several rivals for control of the empire
Who was Constantine
400
This was the year the Nicene Creed was created
What is 352 A.D.
400
A school is an example of a structure built by a government that the public is able to use. This is called a what?
What is a public works
400
To follow traditional or established beliefs
What is orthodox
400
Mount Vasuvius erupted and ash barried the city of Pompeii in this year.
What is 79 A.D.
500
The two best-know Eastern Orthodox missionaries. (They were brothers).
Who were Cyril & Methodius
500
This was the year that Constantinople fell, and the Byzantine Empire was no more
What is 1453 A.D.
500
Consisting of many different cultures and religions.
What is multicultural
500
Another way of saying unlimited authority
What is absolute power
500
Where the city of Pompeii is located
What is in Rome