An Empire in Decline
What is a mercenary?
a soldier who is hired to fight for a foreign government
What is a barbarian?
someone who is considered to be uncivilized and primitive
What was the Justinian Code?
a legal code based on older Roman laws created at the order of Justinian
What is a mosaic?
a picture made from tiny pieces of colored stone or other material
Who was Diocletian?
a Roman emperor who took power in A.D.284
What is a nomad?
a member of a group that moves from place to place
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
the Christian church based in Rome and led by the pope
What does oratory mean?
the at of public speaking
What technology did the Romans employ to transport water over long distances to be used in distant cities?
aqueducts
Which people had the greatest influence on Roman culture?
*the Byzantines
*the Greeks
*the Goths
the Greeks
What is the Eastern Orthodox Church?
the Christian church that developed in the Byzantine Empire
What is a vault?
an arch that forms a ceiling or roof
What helped to unite Western Europe after the Roman empire collapsed?
the Roman Catholic Church
Which emperor regained control of Byzantine Empire lands that had earlier been lost to barbarian invaders?
Justinian
What event led to the split of the Christian church into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
division of the Roman Empire into two empires
How much longer did the Byzantine Empire last after the Western Roman Empire collapsed?
about 1,000 years
Which was NOT a cause of unrest in the Roman Empire in the A.D. 200s?
*high taxes
*food shortages
*growing power of emperors
growing power of emperors
Why did the emperor Diocletian divide the Roman Empire in A.D. 285?
so it could be more effectively governed
Which emperor reunited the Roman Empire, after Diocletian had divided it?
Constantine
What event marked the end of the Western Roman Empire?
the emperor's removal from power in A.D.476