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Byzantine Empire
100
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Augusutus
100
What are two ways Rome showed its "soft belly"?
lazy soldiers, love of luxury, loss of quality in literature
100
What is the name of the man-made channels that Romans used to move water to their cities?
aqueducts
100
What geographic feature did the Roman empire surround?
Mediterranean Sea
100
The people of the Byzantine Empire never stopped thinking of themselves as __________________.
Romans
200
The pope was the most in important leader in ________ Roman society.
Western
200
What is one internal reason for the fall of Rome?
inflation, corruption, high taxes, natural disaster
200
What connected Rome's empire and made communication easier?
concrete roads
200
Where was the capital of the Roman empire moved in the 300s?
Constantinople
200
What extra power did emperors in the east have that emperors in the west did not?
head of the church
300
Who was the first Christian leader of Rome?
Constantine
300
What is one external reason for the fall of Rome?
barbarian invasion
300
What part of Roman law greatly influenced the American government?
equal justice
300
What was the empire called that was established in the east after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476?
The Byzantine Empire
300
What is the name of the most famous Byzantine church in Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia
400
What did Theodora do to show she cared for her citizens?
She helped women, children and ended government corruption.
400
"Government officials ignored the needs of the people of Rome and spent money on themselves." Which reasons for the fall of Rome would this be?
political corruption
400
What do we call the form of government where people can vote for their representatives?
republic
400
What were two benefits of Constantinople's location?
it offered protection and was a great spot for trade
400
What were Justinian's three passions in life?
law, religion, and reuniting the Roman Empire
500
Who was assassinated for declaring himself "dictator for life?"
Julius Casear
500
In what year did the Western Roman Empire fall?
476
500
Who did the Romans borrow the architectural elements of open spaces and columns from?
the Greeks
500
What is the event that caused the split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church called?
The Great Schism
500
When did the Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople?
1453