Chapter 12: Roman Civilization

Which answer best describes an Ode?

What’s a forum?

Literary forms of work that poke fun at human weaknesses, gods, heroes, and political leaders.

This emperor provided his nephew with an education,adopted him,and made him his chief advisor.

In 410 A.D, the _______ leader, Odoacer, captured the city of Rome?

This gladiator led a slave rebellion attempting to reach the Italian Alps.

This leader was arguably the greatest of the Byzantine emperors that served from 527-565 A.D.

The Visigoths warred with which other Germanic tribe invading the Roman Empire?

The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around what household architectural feature?

Which battle did the Visigoths rebel and defeat the Roman legions?

The reforms of _______ did not work because he was not a strong enough emperor to enforce them.

This wife of augustus had a say in Rome even though women did not have full citizenship.

What is a satire?

Which Roman emperor moved the empire’s capital to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople?

Which Greek scientist introduced many medical ideas to Rome?

This wife of Justinian helped women win more legal rights.

What was the center of cultures ,business and government ?

The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and? what other factor?

What where Roman houses have?

Roman builders used rows of ________ in their buildings to form a curved ceiling, or a vault.

This Germanic general seized control of Rome and ruled it for almost 15 years.

Gladiators fought animals and other people for public ___________.

Under Justinian's order this legal scholar who worked to create a new code of laws.

While this emperor fought away from Rome, his wife, Julia Domna, was in charge of Rome.

Which group of cultural tribes invaded from the north after the fall of Rome?