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a semi-circle arch that is resting on a circular foundation
dome
roof
bust
arch
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The most important factor in the so called "fall of Rome" was
success of the military
financial prosperity
invasions from the north
peace and harmony
3
All are examples of Roman Legacies except
silk
domes
aquaducts
arches
4
Constantinople’s location made it an ideal destination for traders hoping to buy products from?
Western Europe
Americas
Eastern Europe
Asia
5
Conquered Constantinople in the 1400’s, a half a century before the Americas were discovered?
Greco-Romans
Bulgarians
Kievan Rus
Ottomans
6
All are reasons Constantinople was difficult to defeat. EXCEPT?
concrete streets
Moats, located on a peninsula
tall, thick, deep walls
Greek fire
7
Justinian was known for all of the following except
Married a brilliant but lower class female
Demanded Christianity among the people
Born into peasantry and escalated into emperor
Did not allow women to inherit property
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Nickname for the Eastern Roman Empire
Istanbul
Byzantium
Rome
Constantinople
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Justinian's GREATEST and MOST LASTING contribution to history, to the preservation of Rome, and to today's societies
Hagia Sophia
Hippodrome
Governorships
Legal Code
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dead language; once the language of the Roman empire
Roman
Spanish
Greek
Latin
11
After Constantine became emperor, what was the state religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Judaism
Christianity
Roman Catholicism
Islam
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Had Hagia Sophia rebuilt
Justinian
Constantine
Suleiman the Magnificient
Mehmed II
13
a way of life of a group of people that includes art, history, economy, government, religion
hierarchy
expansion
cultural diffusion
culture
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First Roman emperor to accept Christianity as his faith and make it the Roman religion.
Mehmed II
Constantine
Caesar
Justinian
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A government run by a central ruler over an extensive area.
centralized government
democratic government
socialist government
monarchy
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man made trench dug to surround a property that is filled with water; used as a line of defense
moat
creek
area 51
river bank
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A set of laws created by Justinian that are often used as a basis for modern day law
Roman Code
Constantine Code
Justinian Code
Italian Code
18
All are consequences of the fall of Rome, EXCEPT what?
Centralized government disappears
Feudalism develops
Roman Catholic Church becomes a ruling power in Europe
Population rises
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All of the following are aspects of the Roman Empire that live on today except
justice that protected peoples’ rights
arches and domes
multi-layered roads
embalming of the dead
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outward spreading of a culture from its most concentrated area to areas where it once wasn’t
trading
cultural diffusion
culture
expansion