Spiral Review Topic 8 - Roman Civilization

Galen emphasized the importance of ___________________.

• mapping the oceans.

• poetry and art.

• observing the stars.

• studying body structure.

Theodosius left a will instucting the Romans to do what after his death?

• bury him in Rome

• divide the Roman Empire into two parts

• move the capital city to Sicily

• publish his autobiography

The Justinian Code has been the basis for what in many countires?

• government organization

• legal systems

• religious order

• the system of taxation

Diocletian divided the empire into four parts, each with _____________.

• it's own ruler, under his authority

• it's own navy

• a different church and army

• enormous power and wealth

The study of the body's structure is called ____________ .,

• philosophy

• biology

• anatomy

• rheroric

The Byzantines preserved and passed on ________________ .

• Greek culture & Roman Law

• Germanic Culture

• the Latin Language

• Christianity to Persia

Match each item with the correct statement below.

• a word that means “the intentional destruction of property”

• vandalism

• wrote about the fall of Rome and how it affected its people

• Pope Gregory I

• the young, western emperor Odoacer overthrew

• rhetoric

• the art of public speaking

• Romulus Augustulus