1. A way of life of a group of people is called what?
culture

2. Too many of them and many of them conflicted with each other
Why did Justinian find a need to revamp Roman laws into the Justinian Code?
Too many of them and many of them conflicted with each other

3. Identify 2 or more ways that Constantinople defended itself.
A moat
Greek fire
Multiple tall, deep walls
A chain across the Golden Horn

4. Eastern Orthodox Church
The church formed out the Great Schism of the Catholic Church. This church based out of Byzantium. Russians visited the Hagia Sophia and reported back how amazed they were. Many Russians ended up converting to this branch of Christianity.
Eastern Orthodox Church

5. Name the narrow body of water that Constantinople sits on separating Europe from Asia.
Bosporus Strait

6. When did Constantinople fall and who did it fall to?
1453; The Ottoman Turks… or Sultan Mehmed II

7. Approximately how many years did Constantinople survive as a metropolis of the eastern Mediterranean?
1000 years

8. Name one things that offered a strategic advantage for Constantinople’s success.
On a peninsula
At a major trade crossroads between Europe and Asia
Western end of the Silk Road

9. A basilica, or church; Justinian
What was the Hagia Sophia during the Eastern Roman Empire and who had it constructed?
A basilica, or church;
Justinian

10. What church did the majority of Byzantines follow?
Eastern Orthodox

11. What were the Nika Riots?
Riots that broke out between two fan bases in Constantinople. They challenged Justinian. He had many of them locked into the Hippodrome and massacred.

12. What type of art is made from broken pieces of glass and stone?
mosaics

13. What numerical legacy did the Roman Empire leave us?
Roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, V…)

14. A cannon using black powder
What type of weapon was used to successfully topple the people of Constantinople and bring the Roman Empire to an end in 1453?
A cannon using black powder

15. When culture moves from its place of origin to a place further than where it began it can be called _____________.
Cultural diffusion

16. Many Roman Emperors have been left carved in stone from the neck or shoulders up. What is this type of Greco-Roman art called?
A bust

17. Name the language of the early and Western Roman Empire?
Latin

18. This is a type of architecture made famous by the Romans that transports water across vast distances.
aqueduct

19. Why is Latin classified as a dead language?
It is no longer spoken in any country of the world.

20. Justinian’s Code Senate Branches of Government Justice System
Name one way the Roman’s have left a legacy related to law and government?
Justinian’s Code
Senate
Branches of Government
Justice System

21. Romans had baths in the city centers for the hygiene of their wealthier citizens. These baths were connected to ____________ that brought water in and sewer lines to take waste away.
aqueducts

22. Made it where women could inherit property
In what way did Justinian and his wife Theodora change the course for women during their reign?
Made it where women could inherit property

23. What large church did Justinian commission?
Hagia Sophia

24. Give 4 examples of infrastructure.
Highways
Aqueducts
Sewer systems
Internet
Phone lines
Electricity lines
Bridges
dams

25. What was the Hippodrome?
A chariot racetrack

26. Identify two types of architecture the Romans used widely and made famous.
Arches
domes

27. The church run from the Vatican City and overseen by the Pope
The church run from the Vatican City and overseen by the Pope. It often has the word “Roman” in front of it.
Catholic Church

28. What is a triumphal arch?
An arch built to commemorate the success or victory of a nation or general

29. What modern day country is Rome in?
Italy

30. What were Roman roads primarily used for?
The quick movement of Roman troops from one end of the empire to the other.

31. What is today’s name of Constantinople?
Istanbul

32. What country is Istanbul (Constantinople) in?
Turkey

33. What material were the Romans first to use in mass amounts even though they did not invent it?
concrete

34. What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Constantinople

35. The majority of the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) was/is located on what peninsula?
Anatolia

36. Name the first emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Constantine

37. What was the capital of the Western Roman Empire?
Rome

38. What language did the Byzantines use? HINT– It wasn’t Latin!!!
Greek

39. Regaining the Western Roman Empire
What did Justinian spend the majority of his rule trying to accomplish?
Regaining the Western Roman Empire

40. Which Roman emperor divided the empire into West and East?
Diocletian

41. What religion did Constantine convert to in 313?
Christianity

42. What did Constantine’s conversion to Christianity matter?
It legalized Christianity and put a halt of the persecution of Christians. It made it acceptable for Christianity to be practiced and spread.