02. Byzantines

What happened in the year 476 AD?

• The Romans and Byzantines reunited after 50 years of war.

• China opened up trade with the Roman Empire for the first time.

• The Huns invaded the Eastern portion of the Roman Empire

• Odoacer overthrew the Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus.

The entire Roman Empire fell in the year 476 AD.

• True

• False

Who is given credit for restoring order in the Roman Empire after the problems of the late 200s?

• Diocletian

• Justinian

• Julius Caesar

• Cacio e Pepe

What was one of Diocletian’s reforms?

• He raised taxes on the rich so that he could give more wealth to the poor and middle class.

• He split the Roman Empire into four separate parts to make it easier to manage.

• The military got more funding so that they could take over more land.

• He gave up his title as emperor and enacted democratic elections.

Which emperor reunited the Roman Empire after Diocletian’s reforms?

• Constantine

• Justinian

• Julius Caesar

• Spartacus

What important provision was in Theodosius’s will?

• That the empire should return to a republic and people should vote for their leaders.

• Parts of the empire were given to the barbarians so that they would not invade Rome.

• The Roman Empire was split between his two sons.

• The capital of Rome should be moved to Greece.

What was the eastern half of the Roman Empire called?

• Justinian’s Code

• The Ottoman Empire

• Aesternland

• The Byzantine Empire

What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Minsk

• Tripoli

Why was the location of Constantinople such an advantage?

• It was a center of trade and could be defended easily.

• It was on a mountaintop so it was fairly isolated.

• It was the closest trading point to China so they were able to dominate the silk trade.

• All of these

What cultures influenced the Byzantine Empire?

• Greek

• Persian

• Egyptian

• All of these