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| What did Diocletian do when he took power in A.D. 284? | He introduced reforms and divided the empire into four parts |
| What did the scientist Ptolemy study? | The stars and planets |
| What term refers to the period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire that began with the rule of Augustus and lasted approximately 200 years? | Pax Romana |
| The Western Roman Empire reached its largest size under which emperor’s rule? | Trajan |
| At its height, what did the Western Roman Empire include? | the territory surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, including Britain and part of Mesopotamia |
| What did Galen emphasized the importance of? | studying body structure. |
| Both Diocletian and Constantine introduced reforms that … | regulated or controlled what jobs people had. |
| What was the primary language of the Western Roman Empire? | Latin |
| The empress Theodora helped women do what? | gain more rights |
| What helped unify the Roman Empire? | Common education beliefs |
| How did Roman statues differ from Greek statues? | Roman statues were more realistic than Greek statues.. |
| What became the official religion of Rome? | Christianity |
| The large arena built by the Romans that could hold approximately 60,000 people was called... | Colosseum |
| A very influential legal code of the Byzantine Empire was called the ... | The Justinian Code |
| According to Legend, Rome was founded by ... | Romulus |
| What city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
| What was the church in the Byzantine Empire called? | Eastern Orthodox |
| In 395 A.D., what did Emperor Theodosius do to the Roman Empire? | He divided it into two separate empires. |
| In the Eastern Orthodox church, icons were … | once forbidden |
| One important factor that helped Constantinople become a major trade city was ... | location |
| The Romans borrowed ideas in art and architecture from the... | Greeks |
| The large church located in Constantinople that became the religious center of the Byzantine Empire was called ... | The Hagia Sophia |
| The Roman art form that made pictures from small pieces of colored glass or stone is known as... | mosaics |
| What were the three reasons for the fall of Rome? | Increasing crime and poverty, wealthy citizens refused to pay taxes, and dishonest and corrupt Roman rulers. |
