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Roman History
Celtic History
Byzantine History
Trivia
100
What body of water is in the middle of this picture?
It is the Mediterranean Sea.
It looks like a flying duck!
100
What happened to the western half of the Roman Empire?
It fell to barbarians.
100
Who were the Celts?
They were fierce barbarians who painted themselves blue.
100
What was the capital city of the Byzantine empire?
The capital city was Constantinople.
100
What is the room called in a monastery in which monks copied books?
It is called a scriptorium.
200
What country is this?
This country is England.
200
What happened to the eastern half of the Roman empire?
It shrank but survived. It became the Byzantine empire.
200
How did the Celts keep their history?
Special Celts called bards would memorize their history in song and sing it to the Celtic people.
200
Why was it unlikely to see children during the day in Constantinople?
The Byzantines built schools for all children, rich or poor. All children went to school in Constantinople.
200
What is the modern day name for the city of Constantinople?
Today we call this city Istanbul.
300
What country is this?
This is Greece.
300
Who did the pope send to teach the people of Britain about Christianity?
The pope sent St. Augustine.
300
What did the Celts do when the Roman Empire fell?
They drove the Roman soldiers out of England and recaptured the land.
300
Why did Emperor Justinian write the Code of Justinian?
The Code of Justinian was a common set of laws that everyone in the Byzantine Empire had to follow. It was written because each country that Justinian conquered had its own laws and that made it difficult to know what was right and wrong.
300
Why did the Celts paint themselves blue?
They thought that the blue paint was like spiritual armor that would protect them in battle.
400
What city is here?
This city is Rome.
400
Who split the Roman empire in half and why?
Emperor Diocletian split the Roman empire in half because it was too big for one man to control.
400
Before the Roman empire took over all the land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, where did the Celts live?
Different Celtic tribes lived all across Europe and England.
400
How did Empress Theodora save Justinian's throne?
She convinced him to stay and fight, rather than run away when his people were rioting.
400
What is the name of the massive, beautiful church built by the Byzantines in Constantinople?
It is called the Hagia Sophia.
500
What city is this?
This city is Constantinople.
500
In what year did Rome fall to barbarians?
The Visigoths sacked Rome in the year 410 AD.
500
What is Vortigern famous for doing?
He invited the Anglo-saxon barbarians over to help him conquer the other Celtic tribes.
500
How did the church split?
Christians in the east and west disagreed about who should lead Christians. In the West, they wanted to follow the pope. In the East, they thought Christian leaders from the major Christian cities should lead together. Eventually, the church split. Western Christians followed the pope and were called Roman Catholics. Eastern Christians did not follow the pope and were called Eastern Orthodox.
500
Describe the process of making parchment.
Parchment is not paper, it is dried animal skin. First, animal skins would be soaked in water for days. Then, all the hair would be scraped off. After that, it would be wet again by spitting beer all over it. Next, they would stretch it and dry it again. Finally, it was ready to be cut into page-sized pieces and bound into a book.