Ancient Rome

Question 0

Plebeians

Answer 0

Small farmers, poor

Question 1

Patricians

Answer 1

Rich and powerful

Question 2

Romulus and Remus

Answer 2

Twin brothers who founded Rome

Romulus killed Remus

Question 3

Etruscans

Answer 3

Settled north of Rome in 650 bc and eventually spread south to take all the area
Ruled by rich nobles who were rich from mining and trading
Etruscans were devoted to the study of the arts

Question 4

Diolectian

Answer 4

Introduced reforms
Divided empire into 4 parts
Set maximum prices for wages and goods
People had same job for life
Made locals responsible for taxes
 People ignored his rules and he couldn't enforce them

Question 5

Constantine

Answer 5

Reinforced Diolectians rules
Tried to stablize workforce and military
Moved capital to Byzantium and named it Constantinople

Question 6

Germanic tribes : Visigoths

Answer 6

Asked Romans for protection form the Huns inside the borders
Romans allowed them but treated them poorly and enslaved many of them
Rebelled and won at adrianople

Question 7

Byzantine empire

Answer 7

Eastern Roman Empire 
Capital was Constantinople
Easy city to defend
Trade flourished
Very multicultural
Spoke Latin, enforced roman laws, Greek influence increased
Began to speak Greek, cultures blended together, one of the most ad vaned civilizations
BROUGHT CHRISTIANITY TO EASTERN EUROPE

Question 8

Justinian

Answer 8

Ruled during Byzantine empire
Justinian code: helped officials and business people understand laws better
Became basis for legal systems in almost every country in the western world
Build churches forts government buildings
Hagia Sophia. Religious center
Focused on education
Defeated Persians ,conquered Spain North America Italy
Jusinians plague: left empire weak bc no army

Question 9

Theodora

Answer 9

Jusinians wife
Active in gov
Helped choose officials, helped women gain rights, wives could own land
Convinced Justinian to stay and defeat rebellion to strengthen his power