The Byzantine Empire - Review Flashcard #1

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The Roman Empire was divided into how many sections for better management and to slow decline?

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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire? Poor Leadership, Bankruptcy, The Black Plague, Civil War

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The Black Plague

Front

The Eastern Roman Empire is also known as the:

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Byzantine Empire

Front

Which emperor was remembered for dividing the empire in half, into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires?

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Diocletian

Front

Why was the location of Constantinople advantageous?

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It connected the Black and Mediterranean Seas which meant it was a trade capital making it wealthy and powerful.

Front

Rome's attempt at to hire Germanic tribes as mercenaries backfired because ____________________.

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The tribes were not at all loyal to Rome

Front

Who moved the Roman empire's capital east from Rome to Byzantium?

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Constantine

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The fall of the Western Roman Empire was finalized by which of these events? Rome lost a huge war against the Greeks, Rome made Christianity the official religion, Rome was conquered by the Islamic Caliphate, The city of Rome was conquered by a German tribe and the emperor was murdered.

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The city of Rome was conquered by a German tribe and the emperor was murdered.

Front

The Byzantine Empire preserved the knowledge and culture of what two other civilizations?

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Greece & Rome