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22 Cards in this Set
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What does the Roman expression Civis romanus sum” mean?
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I am a Roman citizen.
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List the factors that caused the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Political corruption, high taxes, the empire become to large barbarian invasions food was scarce fighting among the soldiers disease lack of communication.
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List several achievements of the Roman Empire.
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bridges, columns arches, stoic, philosophy, realism, mosaics, roads, domes
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How did the citizens of the Republic of Rome restore order to their government and society?
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They changed their government to an empire and places great power with the emperor.
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List specific powers held by Rome’s emperors.
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Declare war raise taxes nominate, the government body (senate) control religion, festivils, make the law, and punish law leaders.
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How did granting Roman citizenship to conquered people keep the empire strong?
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Citizenship in Rome was so highly valued that once granted people reunited very loyal.
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How did the Roman government best influence the founders of the United States?
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The founders placed a high value on written laws and separation of powers.
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Describe the philosophy of the Stoics.
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Citizens should live virtuous lives and act for the good of Rome.
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What threat did the emperors fear as the Roman Empire expanded?
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Though the empire was too large to defend and govern efficiently.
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What happened under Constantine’s reign?
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e capital of the empire was moved to the east, to the city of Constantinople.
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How did the Hun invasion of the Goth territories affect the Roman Empire?
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Defeated Goths moved into and eventually conquered Roman territories
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He was a man born into the world to shake the nations, the scourge of all lands, who in some way terrified all mankind by the dreadful rumors noised abroad concerning him.
Who/what does the above passage describe? |
Attila the Hun
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What role did corruption play in the fall of the Roman Empire?
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Corrupt effcials ignored the needs of the people and made the government inefficient.
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What role did Constantinople’s location play in its development?
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Being located between two seas( Med, Sea &Black Sea) protected it from attack and offered the perfect spot to control trade between Europe, Asia and Africa.
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Describe the Justiniac Code.
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A legal system based on Christian and Roman laws guaranteeing fair treatment for all.
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What event marked the end of the 1,000 year history of the Eastern Roman Empire?
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Constanintople was conqueared by the Ottoman Turks.
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What powers did the Byzantine emperor hold? The Western Roman emperor?
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The Byzantine emperor was the head of the church as well as the political ruder. The Western emperor only
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What is the Hagias Sophia? Where is it located?
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The most famous and magnificent Byzantine church in Constantinople – Istanbul, Turkey
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What were the Byzantine mosaics?
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Pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass.
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What was the theme of all Byzantine artwork?
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All Byzantine mosaics had a religious theme.
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What was the significance of the Byzantines’ interaction with people from other cultures?
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Byzantine society become a mixture of various cultures and grew apart from Rome.
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Why was there a shortage of people to farm and grow food during the collapse of the Western Roman
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Too many Romans were needed in the army – farmers were taken away from their farms to fight in the Roman legions.
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