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| Who did the Romans borrow ideas in art and architecture from? | The Greeks, bu the Romans do realizitc adn the Greeks make their art perfect like the gods |
| What was the significance of Odoacer's overthrow of the emperor of the Western Roman Empire? | The empire declined |
| What city became the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople |
| Who was the first emperor of Rome? | Augustus |
| How would the Byzantine Empire best be described? | aSuccessful and strong. They developed a rich culture based on Roman, Greek, and Christian ideas. |
| What was the religious center of the Byzantine empire? | Hagia Sophia |
| What is one idea about Roman law that influences many people today? | Everyone is equal and everyone is innocent until proven guilty. |
| How did the size of the Roman Empire contribute to its downfall? | It was too large to control |
| Why did Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium? | The empires declined in the west, so he moved the capital to the Greek city of Byzantium. He moved the capital to the coast. |
| What contribution did the Emperor Justinian make in the field of law? | He gave women more rights. The Justininian Code made the laws easier to understand and influenced the laws of almost every country in Europe. |
| What was the Byzantine form of Christianity called? | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Identify 3 reasons for the decline of Rome | Declining economy, weak government, Barbarian invastions |
| How has the Roman Empire affected the modern world? | We have adopted Roman law, government, art, literature, customs etc. |
