History Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
Byzantium
A
Constantinople
2
Q
Constantine
A
he re-named Byzantium
3
Q
Barbarians
A
nomadic people who didn’t adopt Roman law
4
Q
Belisarius
A
Justinian I’s general
5
Q
Tribonia
A
he simplified Roman law
6
Q
Nika Riots
A
a protest of high taxes
7
Q
Hippodrome
A
large, open air stadium
8
Q
Hagai Sophia
A
“Church of Holy Wisdom”
9
Q
Mosaics
A
pictures made with small stones or glass in mortar
10
Q
Mercenaries
A
hired soldiers
11
Q
Balkans
A
between the Adriatic and Black Seas
12
Q
Silk
A
from Chinese worms
13
Q
Heraclius
A
he reformed the army - made peasants into soldiers
14
Q
Where is Byzantium
A
between Aegean and black Seas; bosporus Straits
15
Q
What is “Corpus Juris Civilis”
A
simplified Roman law
