1st Semester Exam Review

Why was Constantinople's location chosen as the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

• offered protection, away from invasions, good for trade
• it had rich, fertile soil for farming
• it was a Christian city, and offered protection
• it was in the mountains, away from invaders

As emperor, Justinian recaptured former Roman land, expanded trade, and 

• converted to Christianity, making it legal
• became dictator for life
• became the 1st emperor of Rome
• codified Roman law (the Twelve Tables)

Belief of Christianity are

• Jesus as God and God, Life after death, New Testament of the Bible
• Reincarnation & Karma
• 4 Noble Truths & Eightfold Path
• Torah & 10 Commandments

Which is true of the Roman Catholic Church?

• Secular authority declines, church authority grows

• Church authority declines, secular authority grows

The Romans copied who's mythology?

• Greece

• Egypt

• India

• China

Innocent until proven guilty

• Twelve tables

• 10 Commandments

• Code of Hammurabi

Who wrote the epic poem the Aeneid?

• Ptolemy
• Virgil
• Cicero
• Constantine

Assembles, Senate, Consuls are part of Rome's

• Representative Government
• Citizenship rights
• Social Structure
• Trade policies

Rome winning the Punic Wars led to

• the loss of land for Rome and wealth for Carthage

• Rome taking over the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe

An economic impact of the Pax Romana was

• Stability to social classes, emphasis on the family
• Civil service & Uniform laws
• A uniform system of money, safe trade, prosperity and stability