A | B |
anatomy | the sudy of body structure |
Hagia Sophia | the religious center of the Byzantine Empire |
Western Roman Empire | fell in A.D. 476 to a Germanic general named Odoacer |
vault | a curved ceiling made by building arches against one another |
Visogoths | a germanic tribe that rebelled against Rome in A.D. 378 |
inflation | rapidly increasing prices caused by a decline in the value of money |
Justinian Code | a very influential legal code of the Byzantine Empire |
Germanic tribes | Ostogaoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Angles, Saxons |
Pantheon | a temple built to honor Rome's gods |
Eastern Roman Empire | thrived and became the Byzantine Empire |
The poet Horace wrote satires that | poked fun at human weaknesses |
The scientist Ptolemy | studied the stars and planets |
How did Romans honor their gods and goddesses | praying and offering food |
What happened when the last Severan emporer died? | Army leaders fought for control |
When Diocletian took power in S.D. 284, he | introduced reforms |
When do historians date the fall of Rome | in A.D. 550 |
As time passed, the Byzantine Empire became... | less Roman and more Greek |
Justinian wanted to | reunite the Roman Empire |
From the A.D. 500s to the A.D. 100s, the Byzantine Empire | was a crossroads for trade |
Byzantine writers... | copied ancient writings |
Which material was used in building Roman roads | sand |
How many layers of material were the roads made of | four |
WHich material was used t hold the top layer of stones | concrete |
The gentleman write poetry in | Latin and Greek |