MODULE 3 TSET
What is the significance of the Mediterranean Sea to trade in Rome?
Being located on the water made trade easier; had to trade for other resources; were able to conquer other civilizations along the Sea
How were women treated?
Belonged to their father or husband Empress Theodora was equal to the Emperor
what was the capital of the eastern roman empire
Constantinople
Describe the geography of Greece
Describe the geography of Greece
Why were Christians persecuted?
Emperor Nero blamed Christians for the Great Fire of Rome Jesus was seen as a criminal (a threat)
What did they trade?
Food, metal, wool, grain, pottery, silk, ideologies, people, spices, dyes
What was the first historians name?
Herodotus
Why did Constantinople last longer than the Western Roman Empire?
More developed, urban, and established Christianity
Describe the geography of Rome
Mountains to the North, peninsula surrounded by water, flat plains
Where is Greece located
On a peninsula in the Aegean/Mediterranean Sea
How did rome trade
On the water and the silk road
what did Herodotus write about
Persian Wars
Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora effectiveness
Put down the Nika Riots → stayed to fight Justinian was the leader of the Easter Ordthodox Church maintained the land in the east → regained most of the western Roman Empire Wrote a new code of laws (Justinian's Code)
How large was the Roman Empire?
REALLY BIG
what was the roman empire surround by
entire Mediterranean Sea, in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Why did Rome split?
it was too large to control/defend, had to be divided among people Emperor Diocletian
what were women's role in trade
they were the center of trade, surrounded by cities Located on a peninsula,
reasons for the fall of the roman empire
Lack of food (famine) → grain supply cut off Child emperors/ unstable rulers, no new emperors → murdered very early (assassination) Mercenary army → german tribes were paid to be in the army German tribes invaded trade network failed, economy crashes (inflation)
What did the Edict of Milan do?
Made Christianity legal