Chapter 10- Roman Civilization/ 14 q's

Question 1

Constantine

Answer 1

General who became emperor in A.D. 312, issued several orders, passed important legislations, built a Hippodrome, and made a city called Constantinople

Question 2

Colosseum

Answer 2

Huge amphitheater, in central Rome

Question 3

Justinian

Answer 3

Emperor of Byzantine Empire from A.D. 527 until A.D. 565, controlled military, made laws, was supreme judge, his wife was Theodora, and in A.D. 532 she helped save his throne

Question 4

Severans

Answer 4

Stayed in power with bribery, ignoring Rome’s problems, and the last Severan died in A.D. 235

Question 5

Byzantine Empire

Answer 5

Also called the Eastern Roman Empire, and its capitol is Constantinople

Question 6

Mosaics

Answer 6

Pictures made of colored glass or stone, important type of art, mainly showed pictures of saints

Question 7

Forum

Answer 7

At the center of of Roman cities, open space that served as a marketplace and public square, and temples and public buildings were built around it

Question 8

Regent

Answer 8

What royal women served as, person who stands in for a ruler who is too ill or young to govern

Question 9

Hagia Sophia

Answer 9

Huge church, mean “Holy Wisdom,” completely in A.D. 537, became the religious center of Byzantine Empire, stands in Istanbul

Question 10

Visigoths

Answer 10

Seized Rome, killed Odacer, kingdom was in Italy, and their leader was Theodoric

Question 11

Inflation

Answer 11

Rapidly increasing prices, happens when money loses its value

Question 12

Justinian Code

Answer 12

New organized list of rules, scholar that were hired by Justinian made it, more people could understand it

Question 13

Germanic Tribes

Answer 13

Consisted of Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Angles, and Saxons

Question 14

Pantheon

Answer 14

Famous building in Rome, built to honor gods, its roof was the largest at its time