ROMAN EMPIRE + BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Question 1

Scapegoat

Answer 1

one who bears the blame for others

Question 2

Pax Romana

Answer 2

A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180.

Question 3

Constantine

Answer 3

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)

Question 4

Constantinople

Answer 4

City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire

Question 5

Justinian

Answer 5

Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code

Question 6

Hagia Sophia

Answer 6

New church constructed in Constantinople during reign of Justinian

Question 7

Eastern Orthodox

Answer 7

The Christian religion of the Byzantine Empire in the middle east that formed from Christianity’s schism between the remains of the western and eastern Roman Empire. The Christian church ruled by the Byzantine emperor and the patriarchs of various historically significant Christian centers/cities.

Question 8

Justinian Code

Answer 8

The body of (mostly) Roman law collected by order of the Byzantine emperor, Justinian around A.D. 534.

Question 9

Theodora

Answer 9

the wife of Justinian, she helped to improve the status of women in the Byzantine Empire and encouraged her husband to stay in Constantinople and fight the Nike Revolt.

Question 10

Roman Catholic Church

Answer 10

the Christian church headed by the pope in Rome

Question 11

Excommunication

Answer 11

officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Church

Question 12

Heresy

Answer 12

belief or opinion contrary to religious (especially Christian) doctrine

Question 13

Patriarch

Answer 13

leading bishop

Question 14

Bishop

Answer 14

a priest, who supervised several local churches.

Question 15

Paul

Answer 15

An apostle, who was originally a Jew that opposed Christianity. When he was traveling with Damascus in Syria, he had a vision of Christ, making him interpret and spread Christianity for life.

Question 16

Mercenaries

Answer 16

To defend against increasing threats, the government recruited these foreign solders that would fight for money (LOWER PAY, NOT AS LOYAL)

Question 17

Diocletian

Answer 17

Emperor who split Rome into East and West, strong military, iron fist, claimed he descended from gods, fixed prices, new tax system

Question 18

Huns

Answer 18

Made the GP go into Roman lands, Attila the Hun united all Huns, 100,000 soldiers, In East, attacked 70 cities (not constantinople), famine + disease eventually stoped them, nothing w/out Atilla

Question 19

Hippodrome

Answer 19

Held 60,000 ppl, chariot races + performance arts, fans formed rowdy gangs (2 groups causing city wide riots called Nika Rebellion, angry for being harsh in stopping other riot), Filled it + demanded overthrow of Justinian (Belisarius stepped in)

Question 20

Inflation

Answer 20

Due to less money, gov made coins w/ copper + lead along with silver (saving resources) = people mad = inflation [DROP IN MONEY VAL + PRICE RISE)

Question 21

Belisarius

Answer 21

Justinian’s general