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A set of laws created by Justinian that are often used as a basis for modern day law
Italian Code
Constantine Code
Roman Code
Justinian Code
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All are consequences of the fall of Rome, EXCEPT what?
Roman Catholic Church becomes a ruling power in Europe
Centralized government disappears
Population rises
Feudalism develops
3
All are examples of Roman Legacies except
domes
silk
arches
aquaducts
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Justinian's GREATEST and MOST LASTING contribution to history, to the preservation of Rome, and to today's societies
Governorships
Legal Code
Hippodrome
Hagia Sophia
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Had Hagia Sophia rebuilt
Mehmed II
Constantine
Justinian
Suleiman the Magnificient
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Nickname for the Eastern Roman Empire
Constantinople
Byzantium
Istanbul
Rome
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A government run by a central ruler over an extensive area.
democratic government
socialist government
monarchy
centralized government
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Constantinople’s location made it an ideal destination for traders hoping to buy products from?
Americas
Western Europe
Asia
Eastern Europe
9
First Roman emperor to accept Christianity as his faith and make it the Roman religion.
Caesar
Constantine
Justinian
Mehmed II
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outward spreading of a culture from its most concentrated area to areas where it once wasn’t
cultural diffusion
culture
trading
expansion
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Conquered Constantinople in the 1400’s, a half a century before the Americas were discovered?
Kievan Rus
Ottomans
Greco-Romans
Bulgarians
12
Justinian was known for all of the following except
Did not allow women to inherit property
Married a brilliant but lower class female
Born into peasantry and escalated into emperor
Demanded Christianity among the people
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a way of life of a group of people that includes art, history, economy, government, religion
expansion
hierarchy
culture
cultural diffusion
14
All are reasons Constantinople was difficult to defeat. EXCEPT?
concrete streets
Greek fire
tall, thick, deep walls
Moats, located on a peninsula
15
After Constantine became emperor, what was the state religion of the Byzantine Empire?
Judaism
Christianity
Roman Catholicism
Islam
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All of the following are aspects of the Roman Empire that live on today except
multi-layered roads
justice that protected peoples’ rights
arches and domes
embalming of the dead
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The most important factor in the so called "fall of Rome" was
financial prosperity
peace and harmony
success of the military
invasions from the north
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dead language; once the language of the Roman empire
Roman
Greek
Spanish
Latin
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a semi-circle arch that is resting on a circular foundation
bust
arch
roof
dome
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man made trench dug to surround a property that is filled with water; used as a line of defense
moat
area 51
river bank
creek