7th Grade World History Cumulative Review

Why did Constantine move the capital to the Eastern Roman Empire?

• Rome, the old capital had fallen to barbarians
• the Eastern Empire was easier to defend
•  more wealth and trade with Asia
• the eastern Romans were Christian

The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of what remained of what ancient empire? 

• The Ottoman Empire
• The Roman Empire
• The Holy Roman Empire
• The Mongolian Empire

Why was the size of the Roman Empire a problem that contributed to the empire's fall?

• The size of the empire made it hard to defend.
• Many emperors were needed to rule the empire.
• Much of the empire was empty land with no population.
• Most of the empire was dry land that could not support farming.

Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?

• It was too big for one person to rule 
• an emperor's two sons took over
• There wasn't a split 
• Germanic tribes invaded 

Germanic tribes threatened the Roman Empire.  Who were they?

• Mongols and Goths
• Goths and Turks
• Vandals and Goths
• Mongols and Huns

He split the Roman Empire into half

• Diocletian
• Constantine
  Constantine
• Trajan
• Nero

When Rome divided it split into?

• North and South
• Rome and Ancient Rome 
• East Rome and West Rome 
• Old and New

One of the greatest contributions of Justinian’s Code was it —

• was solely dependent upon Christian principles

• included all of Rome’s laws

• provided the framework for western law today

• improved the status of women

Under the reign of Justinian, the Byzantine Empire expanded into all of the following areas EXCEPT —

• North Africa

• Northern Europe

• Balkan Peninsula

• Italian Peninsula

Under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire –

• made peace with the Arab Empire.

• expelled the Visigoths from Europe.

• founded new colonies in southern Africa.

• reclaimed some Roman territory that had been lost.