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Who is Augstus
The first roman emporer
What is Pax Romana
The peace and prosperity in Rome
What did Rome build
Aqueducts, roads, bridges, arches and domes
Who did Rome trade with
India, China, and Africa
What was the base of the Roman economy?
Farming
Rome conquered many lands which introduced them to what
Many languages
What is greco roman culture?
greek and romann culture combined
what did Greeks and Romans build
Statues of gods,heros and important people
what is oratory
The art of giving speeches
what did Romans keep on developing
Philosophy
what is popular entertained
gladiotors would fight to gain freedom and the gladiators were usally criminals or slaves
what are the three parts of the goverment
assemblies, senate and magistrate
What did Speitmus devalue
The currency
When rome grew so big what did they not have enough of
Gold
When more warfare and plagues happened what decreased
Rome’s pouplation
The Byzantines were mostly what
Byzantines were mostly Christian
The Byzantines spoke what
Greek
These differences made them what
Byzantines
Where was it located?
Bosporus Strait
Why was it easier to defend than Rome
Since it was on A peninsula that had rings of thick walls and a moat that was filled with water
What did Justinian and Theodora rule
The emperors of the Byzantine Empire
Justinian and Theodora were both what
Lower-class families educated wise strong rulers and they extended rights to woman
What was the Justians code
Organized Roman laws for 900 years
Why did the empire succeed
Large army taxes paid for the army they blended with lots of cultures and they had a strong government and amazing trade location
why did the empire decline
plague crusades and invasions
what are the names of the split churches?
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
what is an iconoclast?
an image breaks
