Chapter 12 Sections 1 & 2 Flashcards
the study of body structure
anatomy
a curved ceiling made by building arches next to each other
Vault
rapidly increasing prices
Inflation
an arena that could hold 60,000 people
Colosseum
thrived and became the Byzantine
Eastern Roman Empire
fell in 476 A.D. to a Germanic general nomad Odoacer
Western Roman Empire
an open place for a market place in the middle of Rome
Forum
a Germanic tribe that rebelled in 378 A.D.
Visigoths
temple built to honor all of Rome’s gods
Pantheon
became the basis for many modern languages
Latin
began in the Roman Empire
Christianity
moved the empires capital from Rome to Constantinople
Constantine
Roman statues differed from Greek statues because Roman statues were more _____.
Realistic
The Roman physician _____ emphasized the importance of studying body structure.
Galen
By 100 B.C. __% of Rome’s population was enslaved.
40%
In the 200’s A.D., people began to _____ when Rome’s coins lost their value.
barter
Emperor _____ decided that the Roman empire would be divided into two separate empires after he died.
Theodosius
After the Visigoths defeated Roman legions at the _____, other Germanoc tribes began attacking Rome.
Battle of Adrianople
Caesar Augustus’s wife ___ had a say in Rome’s politics even though women did not have full citizenship.
Livia
The houses of wealthy Romans were built around an _____.
Atrium
The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and a _____.
declining economy
In 410 A.D. the Visigoth leader ____ captured the city of Rome.
Alaric
The Roman poet _____ wrote satires that poked fun at human weaknesses.
Horace
The roman scientist _____ studied the stars and planets.
Ptolemy
Romans honored their gods and goddesses by _______.
praying to them and offering them food
Rome finally fell when _____ groups invaded from northern Europe.
Germanic
When _____ took power in 284 A.D. he introduced reforms.
Diocletian
Historians date the fall of the Roman empire to when ____ took control.
Odoacer
