Rome/Byzantine

Question 1

What is a gladiator

Answer 1

A person who fought people and animals for public entertainment

Question 2

What is satire

Answer 2

Writing that pokes fun at human weakness

Question 3

What is an ode

Answer 3

A poem that expresses strong emotion about life

Question 4

What term means “a curved ceiling”

Answer 4

Vault

Question 5

What is anatomy

Answer 5

The study of the bodys structure

Question 6

What are reforms

Answer 6

Political changes to bring improvement

Question 7

What is a mosaic

Answer 7

Patterns of pictures made from small pieces of colored glass or stone

Question 8

Who are saints

Answer 8

Christian holy people

Question 9

What are some main differences between Roman men and women

Answer 9

Men: Head of household, could be full citizens
Women: Raised children, rarely worked outside of the home, could not be full citizens

Question 10

What did Romans believe when it came to Religion

Answer 10

They had multiple gods and goddesses, similar to Greek gods

Question 11

What is the difference between Greek and Roman statues

Answer 11

Greek: Perfect and showed no flaws
Roman: Showed imperfections

Question 12

Who were gladiators originally?

Answer 12

Enslaved people forced to fight

Question 13

What did gladiators originate as

Answer 13

Funeral cerimonies

Question 14

Who were the gladiators during the height of the Roman empire

Answer 14

Volunteers who wanted to be famous

Question 15

What is another name for the Roman Colosseum and why

Answer 15

Flavian Amphitheater

Question 16

Who was the emperor when the Colosseum first opened

Answer 16

Titus

Question 17

Who was the emperor who participated in some gladiator fights

Answer 17

Commodus

Question 18

What are Aqueducts

Answer 18

Concrete structures created by Romans that carried water into cities

Question 19

What is Latin and when did it stop being commonly spoken

Answer 19

Language of Ancient Rome and Scholars, 1700’s

Question 20

What is the importance of roman numerals and is there anything that still uses them today

Answer 20

Essential for communication and trade during the Roman Empire, Super Bowl numbers

Question 21

What happened to the Roman Army and government after Pax Romana

Answer 21

The army got stronger and the Government got weaker

Question 22

What is the reason for so many emperors being on throne during the decline

Answer 22

Legions would fight to place their generals on the throne because they were not loyal to the government

Question 23

What were some major troubles of the Roman Empire during the decline

Answer 23

Financial trouble, inflation, army was not loyal, empire was to big to manage, invaders started attacking

Question 24

Who was Diocletian and what did he do

Answer 24

Emperor of Rome who tried to enforce new reforms as a way to save the empire

Question 25

Who was Constantine and what did he do

Answer 25

Emperor of Rome who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium ---> Constantinople

Question 26

What was the capital of the Western Empire

Answer 26

Rome

Question 27

What was the capital of the Eastern Empire

Answer 27

Constantinople

Question 28

Who were the Huns and who was the most famous of them

Answer 28

Barbarian invaders from the north of Rome who attacked multiple groups of people and dominated most of the battles they fought. Attila the hun

Question 29

Who were the Ostrogoths and what did they do

Answer 29

Invaders from the modern Ukraine area and they took over Rome

Question 30

Who were the Vandals and where were they from

Answer 30

Invaders from the modern Poland area who also took Rome over one at a time

Question 31

Who was Odacer

Answer 31

A Germanic Barbarian who over threw the emperor and became the first king of Italy

Question 32

Who was Romulus Augustus of Rome and what is significant about him

Answer 32

He was the last emperor of Rome and was only 14 years old

Question 33

What is the date of the official fall of Rome

Answer 33

476 AD

Question 34

Why was Constantinople known as New Rome

Answer 34

It was modeled after Rome and Constantine had plans to make it better and stronger Rome after the original one started to decline

Question 35

What were some reasons why the location of Constantinople was so important

Answer 35

Location on a peninsula heavily protected it and it was in a perfect crossroad between trade with Europe and Asia

Question 36

Who heavily influenced the Byzantine Empire at first

Answer 36

Rome

Question 37

Who heavily influenced the Byzantine Empire later on

Answer 37

Greek

Question 38

What was the main language of the Byzantine Empire

Answer 38

Greek

Question 39

Who was the most notable emperor of the Byzantine empire

Answer 39

Justinian

Question 40

How did Justinians life begin

Answer 40

Born to peasant parents

Question 41

Who were main influences in Justinians life

Answer 41

His Uncle Justin

Question 42

How did he end up being emperor

Answer 42

He was appointed co-emperor Justinian and then Justinian died shortly after

Question 43

Who was Justinians wife

Answer 43

Theodora

Question 44

What is one of Theodoras accomplishments

Answer 44

First person to push for womens rights and make change

Question 45

What was the main religion of the Byzantine Empire

Answer 45

Christianity

Question 46

What were some reasons for the split from the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church

Answer 46

RCC- Pope was the head of the church EOC- God was head of the church

Question 47

What was the Hagia Sofia

Answer 47

Christian church built during the reign of Justinian, later turned into a mosque by the ottoman empire

Question 48

What painters did Byzantine paintings influence in the future

Answer 48

Italian Renaissance

Question 49

What was Justinians code

Answer 49

A set of laws created by Emperor Justinian

Question 50

What was the goal of Justinian in military conquest

Answer 50

Restore Rome to its former glory

Question 51

What was the major strength of Justinians army

Answer 51

Use of calvary

Question 52

What parts of old Rome did Justinian conquer

Answer 52

Italy, parts of spain, northern africa

Question 53

What halted all the progress that justinian had made for the glory of the empire

Answer 53

Justinians plague

Question 54

What was the cause of justinians plague and what is similar to it?

Answer 54

Fleas from rats, the Black death of medieval Europe

Question 55

What happened as a result of the death of Justinian for the byzantine empire

Answer 55

All of his progress halted to a complete stop and he lost most of his conquered areas after his death