People
The first empreror of Rome, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, help Rome come into Pax Romana, or the Age of Roman Peace
Who is Augustus Caesar?
a government run by kings and queens
What is a monarchy?
The leaders of the Huns who attacked from Central Asia
Who is Attila the Hun?
The king of the gods - god of thunder and the sky
Who is Jupiter?
The capital of the Byzantine Empire
What is "Constantinople"? (Formerly Byzantium, Currently Istanbul)
Emperor of the Roman Empire who re-united two halves of the Roman Empire for a short time. He eventually converted to Christianity as well.
Who is Constantine?
Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
What is a mosaic?
The uncivilized Germanic warriors from the north
Who are the Barbarians?
god of fire, forge, and metal working
Who is Vulcan?
Byzantium/Constantinople is located on these two seas
What are "The Black Sea" and "Mediterranean Sea"?
Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code
Who is Justinian?
The decay of people's values
What is corruption?
The group of people who took over Gaul and their leader
Who are the Franks led by Clovis?
God of agriculture and time, a Titan
Who is Saturn?
The reason why the Byzantine emperors had more power than Roman emperors
Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section (the first time)
Who is Diocletian?
A hand-made channel that carries water over long distances (from mountain ranges)
What is an aqueduct?
The group of people who stopped the Romans in Britain?
Who are the Celts?
God of underworld and wealth
Who is Pluto?
The group of people who sacked the capital city of Constantinople
Who are the Ottoman Turks?
Last emperor before the fall of Rome
Who is Romulus Augustulus
A person with certain rights and responsibilities who can participate in the government
What is a citizen?
The people who invaded Spain and Roman cities in northern Africa
Who are the Vandals?
God of the hearth and home?
Who is Vesta?
The name of the church that came out of the Byzantine Empire?
What is "Eastern Orthodox Church"?