Fall of rome

Question 1

subject

Answer 1

someone who has less rights and is ordered by ruler

Question 2

Citizen

Answer 2

someone who lives in a certain area and has rights

Question 3

rights

Answer 3

things that a person can do

Question 4

privileges

Answer 4

things a person can do that they have earned that can be taken away

Question 5

laws

Answer 5

the boundaries of what a person can do and act as rules to organize and protect

Question 6

government

Answer 6

an organized group that assigns rights and laws and rules over a certain area

Question 7

patrician

Answer 7

noble and wealthy landowners

Question 8

plebians

Answer 8

the workers of rome

Question 9

consul

Answer 9

two people who help rome and where elected to advise and control the roman army and juridical power

Question 10

civilization

Answer 10

a place where multiple humans reside and create a society with rules and jobs

Question 11

empire

Answer 11

a large area of land that one supreme person rules over

Question 12

social contract

Answer 12

People decide to join a society

Question 13

social contract

Answer 13

People decide to join a society

Question 14

social contract

Answer 14

n doing so, they give up certain natural rights (the right to defend life/liberty/property themselves, at any cost)

Question 15

social contract

Answer 15

They collectively decide that their society will protect life/liberty/property on behalf of everyone.

Question 16

four major empires

Answer 16

gupta, chines, persian, and roman

Question 17

State three values/virtues in which the Romans took pride at the height of their empire.

Answer 17

duty, courage, and discipline

Question 18

Founding of Rome

Answer 18

753 bc

Question 19

Fall of Rome

Answer 19

476 AD (technically the Western Roman Empire fell; the Eastern portion became known as the Byzantine Empire.

Question 20

Diocletian - divided the Roman Empire in half - Why?

Answer 20

To make it easier and more efficient to rule over the empire

Question 21

Constantine

Answer 21

Reunified the Roman Empire after Diocletian had divided it.

Question 22

Constantine

Answer 22

Created Roman Capital = Constantinople

Question 23

Constantine

Answer 23

Stated Christianity = official religion of Roman Empire

Question 24

Justinian Codes

Answer 24

All laws must come from a single, central source

Question 25

Justinian Codes

Answer 25

All people have basic common needs, including the desire to live, eat, defend themselves, and be happy.

Question 26

Justinian Codes

Answer 26

All laws must apply to all people.

Question 27

Justinian Codes

Answer 27

Laws should not be so strict that exceptions cannot be made after all the facts are known

Question 28

reasons for fall of rome

Answer 28

barbarian invasions

Question 29

reasons for fall of rome

Answer 29

emperors wasting money/corruption

Question 30

reasons for fall of rome

Answer 30

christianity as main religion

Question 31

reasons for fall of rome

Answer 31

not enough jobs