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What does "Civis Romanus Sum" mean? |
I'm a roman citizen. |
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How did the Republic of Rome restore order to government and society? |
They gave great power to an emperor and became an empire |
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What are the powers held by a Roman Emperor |
Declare ware, raise taxes, and punish lawbrakers |
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Goal behind many Roman engineering and artistic achievements was to do what? |
Was to improve people's lives |
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How granting citizenship to conquered people strengthened the empire. |
So, everyone will be loyal |
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Architectural elements Romans borrowed from Greeks. |
Columns and open spaces |
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Aqueducts are? |
Human made channels that carried water from mountains and hills to the city. |
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Most influential Christian leader |
Pope |
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What is the philosophy of the Stoics? |
citizens should lead a virtuis life and act for the good for Rome |
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He was the first Roman Emperor. |
Augustus |
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Threat emperors feared as empire expanded. (think size) |
Too much land to defend or govern. |
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How outside military threats weakened Roman society. (food/army) |
People needed a farm and run the country or be in the army |
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Highlight of Constantine's rule. |
Capital moved to the east. |
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How Huns invasion of Goth's land affected Roman Empire. |
Goths moved into Rome and conquered. |
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Groups who invaded Roman Empire. |
Huns, vandals, and ostrogoths |
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Who was Clovis? |
powerful German king |
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Internal problems that threatened Roman Empire. |
Disease, high taxes, and political corruption |
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Role corruption played in fall of empire. |
Corrupt officials ignored the needs of the people and made government inefficent |
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Role location played in Constantinople's development. |
Behind two seas that protected them from attack and controlled trade between Europe and Asia. |
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Justinian's passions |
To reunite the two parts of Rome, the law, and the church |
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Justiniain's code is/does what |
Legal system giving fair treatment to all people. |
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Event that marked the end of the 1000 year old eastern empire. |
Constantinople gets conquered by the Ottoman Turks. |
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Role/powers of Eastern Roman Emperor |
Head of church and government |
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Reasons for the development of Byzantine society/culture |
1. People spoke Greek. 2. Scholars studied Greek philosopher. 3. Interaction with other cultures (On text, NOT one of them) |
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Hagia Sophia is what and where? |
A Byzantine church in Constantinople. |
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Reasons for the establishment of Eastern Orthodox Church |
1. People in the east practiced religion differently. 22. Church leadership was different than the west: no pope 3. Priests were treated differently in the east: they can marry |
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What happened to the eastern empire after Justinian's death? |
It was declined and invaded over the years. |
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Mosaics are? |
pictures made with colored stones/glass |
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Role of Christianity in Byzantine society. |
It was central to their lives. |
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Significance of Byzantine interaction with other peoples. |
They became a mixture of different cultures and grew apart from Rome. |
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Reasons for Rome's downfall. |
Too much land to govern, taxes, and corrupt officials. |
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Reason for shortage of people to farm and grow food in Rome |
Too many Romans needed for army. |
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Did all Roman Emperors use their powers well and for the good of the empire? |
Nope |
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In the Byzantine Empire, who lead the church, government and what language was spoken? |
Emperor led both and spoke Greek |
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Where did Christianity first began? |
Jurasalem |
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What church became a major force in the Byzantine Empire? |
The Eastern Orthodox Church |
