Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
How many years passed between Rome's early days as a sleepy
little settlement and its invasion in the 5th century CE? -
correct answer ✅1,250 years
What was the Pax Romana? -
correct answer ✅The time of Roman peace, stability, wealth, and
power
How did the Roman government begin to change with Julius Cezar -
correct answer ✅Rome shifted from being a republic, to an empire
with power in the hands of an emperor and the military.
What does it mean that beginning in the 3rd century Rome was
developing a soft belly -
correct answer ✅Uppercase were losing their edge. Rome was
coming weak
This author would like agree with the idea that the -
correct answer ✅location of Constantinople contributed to its
prosperity
, HWH Unit 3 Byzantine Empire Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
330 AD -
correct answer ✅Constantine made Constantinople the new
capital of the empire. This "New Rome" became known as the
Byzantine Empire
527- 565 AD -
correct answer ✅Byzantine Empire had the most territory when
Justinatine was ruler. Justinatine ruled the BE from 527-565. He was
determined to revive ancient Rome by retaking lands that had been
overturned by invaders
532 AD -
correct answer ✅Riots and a devastating fire swept
Constantinople. Many buildings were destroyed and lives were lost.
600s - 700s AD -
correct answer ✅Arab armies overrun the wealthy BE places of
Egypt and Syria before going to Constantinople. Constantinople
held back and turned the attacks away. The BE gave protection to
small Germanic kingdoms that had spilt during the Western Europe
after the fall of Rome.