SS Final Facts 3

Our information about the life of Jesus comes mainly from

• the Gospels

• the New Testament

• the Twelve Tables

• speeches

The main reason that the Romans wished to build good roads was

• so soldiers could travel more quickly

• to protect their city

• to make a well planned city

• to connect to different cities for trade

The Romans enjoyed large-scale public entertainments, so they developed

• the amphitheater

• large parades

• outdoor plays

• the Olympics

When the Pax Romana ended, Roman leaders gained power more from

• the military

• foreign empires

• civil wars

• the Germans

After the Great Schism, the ________________ followed the Western tradition of Christianity

• Roman Catholic Church

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

This Byzantine emperor built Hagia Sophia

• Justinian

• Theodora

• Methodius

• Patriarch of Constantinople

Constantinople's moats were

• trenches filled with water

• drawbridges to protect the city

• created to make trade easier

• mostly ineffective

This was a major factor in the decline of the Byzantine Empire

• arrival of invaders

• disease

• disagreement among city states

• poor weapons

The controversy over icons divided Christians in the Byzantine Empire from Christians in

• Western Europe

• Eastern Europe

• Rome

• Constantinople

According to the Five Pillars of Islam, Muslims must fast daily during the holy month of

• Ramadan

• The Breaking of the Fast

• Hijra

• Sharia