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7th - Ancient Rome
Chapter 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did Constantine move the capital to because of its ideal location for trade and defense? | Byzantium |
| Religion that was started by Siddhartha Gautama that is still practiced in many Asian nations today | Buddhism |
| seasonal winds that shape India's climate | monsoons |
| India's modern religion that developed out of Brahmanism | Hinduism |
| a social class in India that is based on your job | caste |
| Roman artists created ________ out of tiny pieces of colored stone | mosaics |
| The Aeneid is an example of an ________ written by Virgil which was modeled on the Greek Iliad and Odyssey | epic |
| According to legend, when was Rome founded? | 753 BC |
| In reality, Rome was founded when the people overthrew the Etruscans and formed a republic in ________ | 509 BC |
| the watering of crops | irrigation |
| group of people with similar customs, training, background, and income | social class |
| an amount produced in excess of what is needed | surplus |
| a skill in one type of work | specialization |
| the cultivation of soil to produce useful crops | agriculture |
| Which 2 groups contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire by attacking and plundering cities? | nomads and Germanic people |
| The Eastern Roman Empire is also called the ________, named after its capital city. | Byzantine Empire |
| a king of ancient Egypt; the title means "great house" | pharaoh |
| the ancient Chinese tradition that stresses respect and proper relationships in society | Confucianism |
| a group of west African people that gradually moved south and east, spreading farming and herding as they moved | Bantu |
| involving the continents of Europe and Asia | trans-Eurasian |
| favorable for the growth of crops | fertile |
| the spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other parts of the world | cultural diffusion |
| human society with an advanced level of social and political organization and in the arts and sciences | civilization |
| a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper | scribe |
| a belief in many gods or goddesses | polytheism |
| a political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmland | city-state |
| fertile soil that is deposited by a river | silt |
| The ________ included laws on marriage, women's rights and crime. | Justinian Code |
| The emperor had control over the ________ in the Byzanine Empire | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| The ________ that the Roman army hired were not as loyal or disciplined as Roman soldiers, which weakened the empire's defenses. | mercenaries |
| Which half of the Roman Empire was wealthier due to trade, better protected because of natural barriers, and had the capital city of Byzantium (later Constantinople) | eastern |
| Which half of the Roman Empire had a weaker army, the capital city was Rome, and cities were smaller and far from trade routes? | western |
| a group of years with some distinct feature(s) in common | age, era, epoch |
| half of a globe or sphere | hemisphere |
| 0 degrees latitude | Equator |
| 0 degrees longitude | Prime Meridian |
| one of the Earth's 7 largest landmasses | continent |
| an area of land with its own government and culture | country |
| the horizontal lines on a globe or map that measure distances north or south of the Equator | latitude |
| the vertical lines on a map that measure distances east or west of the Prime Meridian | longitude |
| something created at the time an event occurred by someone who was there to witness it | primary source |
| something created after an event occurred by someone who did not witness it first hand | secondary source |
| the preserved remains of life | fossil |
| something man-made with historical significance | artifact |
| a blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures | Hellenistic |
| a body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water | peninsula |
| a narrow strip of land that connects to larger landmasses | isthmus |
| a long period of peace and stability in Rome | Pax Romana |
| a person who lives in a place and is entitled to protection by the government | citizen |
| a person who takes power in an illegal way | tyrant |
| a form of government in which people elect their leaders | republic |
| Roman architecture included things like domes, arches, and ________. | vaults |
| The ________ had a lot of control over the Western Roman Empire | Roman Catholic Church |
| What was the occupation of most early Romans? | farmers and soldiers |
| a collection of many people and lands under the control of one person | empire |
| a set of written rules | code of law |
| acceptance of beliefs, practices and habits of others | toleration |
| Diocletian was an ________ who had total power and did not consult the Senate before making decisions | absolute ruler |
| Which branch of Christianity rejected the authority of the pope, was controlled by the emperor and was practiced mostly in the Byzantine Empire? | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Which branch of Christianity was headed by the pope and practiced mostly in the lands of the Western Roman Empire? | Roman Catholic Church |
| In AD 410, the Huns ________ the city of Rome; looting and stealing from the people and destroying much of the city | plundered |
| ________ divided the Roman Empire in half in AD 285 in order to make it easier to rule | Diocletian |
| Groups of _______, such as the Germanic peoples, constantly attacked the cities and towns of the Western Roman Empire | nomads |
| Which emperor created a code of law based on those used in Rome, rebuilt the capital of Constantinople, and increased the size of the Byzantine Empire through war? | Justinian |
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