Social studies west east rome

Question 1

inflation

Answer 1

when there was money, but it was worth less.

Question 2

vandals

Answer 2

one of the tribes who invaded rome, trashed and looted Rome.

Question 3

icons

Answer 3

painting of saints or holy people

Question 4

mercenaries

Answer 4

an army who only fought for money, without a specific reason.

Question 5

schism

Answer 5

a split

Question 6

strait

Answer 6

a narrow passageway that links two bodies of water

Question 7

Commodus

Answer 7

a cruel leader who loved bloodshed, and would bribe people.

Question 8

Justinian

Answer 8

created the first code of law

Question 9

Constantine

Answer 9

the first emperor to convert to Christianity

Question 10

Diocletian

Answer 10

divided the emperor into two parts.

Question 11

Turks

Answer 11

non-christian enemies of the Byzantines.

Question 12

Justinian and Theodora

Answer 12

a wife and husband who ruled together

Question 13

Hagia Sophia

Answer 13

the largest church in the world built by Justinian

Question 14

What year did the Roman Empire fall (western)?

Answer 14

476 A.D

Question 15

What year did Byzantine Empire fall (eastern)?

Answer 15

1453

Question 16

Why did the Byzantine Empire last 1,000 years longer than the Roman Empire?

Answer 16

there were stronger armies, and it was the center of a huge trade route, making them money.

Question 17

What are four reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire?

Answer 17

weak and corrupt rulers, mostly mercenary army, large size of empire, economic problems.

Question 18

Where did Emperor Constantine move his capital? What was the city renamed? What is this city called now?

Answer 18

he moved his capital because he wanted a capital closer to the center. It was renamed Constantinople, and is now know as Istanbul, Turkey.

Question 19

How did Constantinople’s geography help make it a powerful and rich city? Provide details.

Answer 19

-center of a trade route that made them a lot of money.

Question 20

Who were the vandals?

Answer 20

the vandals were people who looted and attacked Rome.

Question 21

What does the word vandal mean today?

Answer 21

one who damages property.

Question 22

What Germanic tribes invaded and conquered Roman England?

Answer 22

Angles and Saxons

Question 23

What kind of control did the Byzantine emperors have over the church and state? Explain.

Answer 23

they were the head of the church, so they could control the state and the church, making them all powerful.

Question 24

What led to the split of the Christian Church?

Answer 24

Some people belived in icons, while others didnt

Question 25

What is the split of the Christian Church called?

Answer 25

schism

Question 26

Christian church split into what two major religions?

Answer 26

orthodox and catholic

Question 27

List the head of each church. (west and east)

Answer 27

the patriarch and

Question 28

What were Emperor Justinian’s achievements?

Answer 28

first code of law, built hagia sophia

Question 29

How did the Byzantines preserve ancient knowledge?

Answer 29

they used textbooks

Question 30

What group finally conquered the Byzantne Empire?

Answer 30

the ottomans