Chapter 7

Question 1

Reign stabilizing the empire and marks the end of the crisis of the Third Century

Answer 1

Diocletian

Question 2

Upon becoming Emperor Diocletian institutes 2 major reforms

Answer 2

1. The Dominate
2. The Division of the Empire

Question 3

Eliminated his last rival in 324 to become the sole ruler of a unified empire

Answer 3

Constantine the Great

Question 4

Agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire

Answer 4

Edict of Milan 313

Question 5

First ecumenical Christian conference of 220 Bishops

Answer 5

Council of Nicea

Question 6

A declaration ans summary of the Christian faith

Answer 6

The Nicene Creed

Question 7

Constantine establishing his new capital in the city of Byzantium in 324

Answer 7

Constantinople

Question 8

Builds the _________________, where Constantine beloved was the purported site of Jesus’ tomb in Jerusalem

Answer 8

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Question 9

In 391 he declared Christianity to be the state religion

Answer 9

Theodosius I

Question 10

Romes greatest contribution to Western Civ is

Answer 10

Christianity

Question 11

A massive tribal confederation that had set in motion the vast movement if numerous Germanic tribes into the Roman Empire contributing to its eventual downfall

Answer 11

The Huns

Question 12

Most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire

Answer 12

Attila the Hun

Question 13

Goths; branches ___________ and _____________ played an important role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire

Answer 13

Visigoths and Ostrogoths

Question 14

The city of _________ was founded as a result of these attacks

Answer 14

Venice

Question 15

In 378, the first time in 600 years a Roman army was crushed in Roman soil; by ______________ and killed the Emperor Valens

Answer 15

Adrianople

Question 16

________ Half Vandal and Roman rose to the tank of “Master of Soldiers”; most powerful man in the Western Roman Empire

Answer 16

Stilicho

Question 17

________ Visigoths ally; killed Theodosius I; wants to me “Master of Soldiers”

Answer 17

Alaric

Question 18

410, Alaric and his Visigoths burst until the city and…

Answer 18

Sacked Rome

Question 19

The greatest of all Ostrogoth rulers

Answer 19

Theodoric the Great

Question 20

455 the Vandals sacked Rome, they ruthlessly defaced the glory of ancient Rome. The term __________ was coined, the term quickly adopted throughout Europe

Answer 20

Vandalism

Question 21

The Merovingian’s survived so long because they were better then the other kingdoms, they successfully…

Answer 21

Combined their own traditions to Roman social and legal traditions

Question 22

Eastern Europe

Answer 22

Justinian I

Question 23

For 20 years Justinian attempts to reunite the Empire; In 542, a devastating outbreak of Bubonic Plague, laid siege to the world, killing tens of millions…

Answer 23

It had a disastrous effect on army recruiter and taxpayers