Social Studies Review For Test 1/31/17

What letter on the map represents the barrier that helped protect Rome from invasion?

A)

The capital of the Roman Empire could be found closest to which letter?

B)

This emperor collected and codified all laws of the Byzantine age. Who was he?

Justinian

When discussing the Roman Republic, which statement BEST defines the term "plebeian"?

a citizen of non-elite status with fewer political rights than elites

Which is the BEST description of plebeians in Ancient Rome?

a large but politically limited group of people

Which is the BEST description of patricians in Ancient Rome?

a powerful group of nobles who were small in number

Byzantine Emperor Justinian's MOST significant political accomplishment was

codifying Roman law.

Constantine's rise to power in the latter part of the Roman Empire marked a change in the way Christianity was viewed. Before an important battle, Constantine believed he saw the sign of Christ in a dream. He declared himself

converted.

In an attempt to save the Roman Empire, Emperor Diocletian

divided the empire into Western and Eastern sections.

Religion during the first centuries of Rome

included many gods adapted from the Greeks.

While the western Roman Empire collapsed, the Byzantine (eastern Roman) Empire was able to survive MAINLY because

it had a trained bureaucracy and an experienced and loyal army.

Which of these is a major reason why Constantinople was chosen to be the capital of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire?

it was at a crossroads of lucrative trade routes

What effect did aqueducts have on the Roman Empire?

large urban areas became even larger

Monotheism is the religious belief in

one God.

The Twelve Tables defined the legal rights of Roman

plebeians & patricians.

This map shows the greatest extent of

the Roman Republic.

Throughout the Pax Romana, one of the strongest unifying forces in the empire was

the government.

In its early years, Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire because its teaching appealed especially to

the poor and oppressed.