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Rome and Byzantine Empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What civilization did the Roman empire model itself after? | Greece |
| What four seas surround Italy? | Adriatic, Ionian, Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian |
| What mountain range borders Italy to the north? | Alps |
| What is the Roman name for Zeus, god of the sky? | Jupiter |
| What three groups make up Roman society (class pyramid)? | Patricians, Plebeians, and slaves |
| What form of government from Greece did Rome use at first (when they were small)? | direct democracy |
| Eventually, their government evolved from a direct democracy into a _______. | republic |
| Which two groups did not have citizenship or the right to vote? | women and slaves |
| On what was the Roman law written? | Twelve Tables |
| Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars? | Carthage |
| How many Punic Wars were there? Who won each of them? | three; Rome won all three |
| What did Hannibal cross the Alps with? | elephants |
| During the Roman Republic, what was the name for the region we know today as France? | Gaul |
| Who made up the First Triumvirate? | Julius Caesar, Crassus, Pompey (JC Penny) |
| Who was Rome's first dictator for life? | Julius Caesar |
| On what date did Caesar's friends and senators kill him? | March 15, 44 B.C.E. |
| Who made up the Second Triumvirate? | Octavian, Marc Anthony, Lepidus (Oh My Lord) |
| What were the 200 years of peace after Augustus called? | Pax Romana |
| What new religion was born in the Roman Empire? | Christianity |
| Which emperor converted to Christianity? | Constantine |
| What were Rome's three big contributions to architectural technology? | roads, aqueducts, arches |
| Who was Rome's most famous scientist? | Ptolemy |
| What language did the Romans speak? | Latin |
| What is the most famous piece of literature from the Roman Empire? Who wrote it? | The Aeneid, by Virgil |
| After they split Rome in half, where did Constantine move the capital and what did he rename it? | Byzantium, renamed Constantinople |
| Eventually, the eastern Roman empire became what empire? | Byzantine Empire |
| Which social class made up the Senate? | Patricians |
| Which social class made up the Assemblies? | Plebeians |
| Who was the founder of Christianity? | Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) |
| Who was Julius Caesar's best friend and one of the ones who killed him? | Brutus |
| Where were the Twelve Tables displayed? | The Forum |
| What was the great sporting arena in Rome called? | Colosseum |
| What was their temple to all of the Roman gods? | Pantheon |
| Who were considered citizens in Rome? | Patrician men, Plebeian men, and selected foreigners |
| Who was the first emperor of Rome? | Augustus Caesar |
| Who was an apostle of Christianity who became a martyr for his faith? | Paul |
| These men were elected in pairs and had one year terms. | consuls |
| What mountain range goes down the "spine" of Italy? | Apennines |
| What were the causes of the fall of the Roman EMPIRE? | geographic size, inflation, foreigners in the army, disease, weak leaders, invasion |
| What is the Roman name for Hera, goddess of motherhood and marriage? | Juno |
| What is the Roman name for Apollo, god of the sun, truth, intelligence, and music? | Apollo |
| What is the Roman name for Artemis, goddess of hunting and the moon? | Diana |
| What is the Roman name for Athena, goddess of war and wisdom? | Minerva |
| What is the Roman name for Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty? | Venus |
| What is a republic? | representative democracy |
| What were the causes of the fall of the Roman REPUBLIC? | the use of slavery in agriculture, farmers moving to cities and increasing unemployment, civil war over Julius Caesar, inflation, First Triumvirate, Julius Caesar's power and assassination |
| technology that allowed the Romans to transport water | aqueducts |
| technology that allowed the Romans to build extremely sturdy structures | arches |
| What is the Roman name for Poseidon, god of the sea? | Neptune |
| What is the nickname for the day Julius Caesar was assassinated? | Ides of March |
| What was the word for the upper class members of Roman society? | patricians |
| What was the word for the commoners/laborers of Roman society? | plebeians |
| What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
| What is the city of Constantinople known as today? | Istanbul |
| What body of water flows through Constantinople, separating Europe and Asia? | Bosporus Strait |
| Greek and Roman Culture | Greco-Roman |
| The greatest of all the Byzantine emperors | Justinian |
| What was the split in Christian church? | Great Schism |
| The leader of the Roman Catholic church | pope |
| The leader of the Eastern Orthodox church | patriarch |
| What language did the Byzantine Empire speak? | Greek |
| What form of Christianity did they practice in the Byzantine Empire after the split in the church? | Eastern Orthodox |
| What form of Christianity did they practice in Rome after the split in the church? | Roman Catholic |
| works of art depicting a religious scene or figure | icons |
| people in the Byzantine Empire who banned any religious art except the cross | iconoclasts |
| Byzantine art made up of small colored glass, stone, or painted material | mosaics |
| church built by Justinian in Constantinople | Hagia Sophia |
| group from the north that traded with the Byzantine Empire and founded Russia | Slavs |
| "The Third Rome" | Russia |
| alphabet developed for the Slavs | Cyrillic |
| Who invaded and conquered the Byzantine Empire? | Ottoman Turks |
| After it was conquered by the Turks, what did the Hagia Sophia become? | Muslim mosque |
| What religion did Russia adopt? | Eastern Orthodox |
| What sea lies to the North of Constantinople? | Black Sea |
| group of Christians that rejected the concept of the Holy Trinity, considering Jesus a creation of God and therefore separate | Arianism |
| group of Christians that believed that the validity of the sacraments (rituals) depends on the moral character of the minister | Donatism |
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