Romans, Byzantines, and Islam – End of 2nd 6 Weeks Exam Study Guide. Complete me (using complete sentences) for up
to 10 points on the test! Please do these on other sheets of paper.
Key terms: know everything about each of these, including data from your CFR’s & from class.
Senate
Patricians
Plebians
Consuls
Tribunes
Battle of Actium
Roman governors
Law of the Twelve Tables
Codex Iuris Civilis (Justinian Code)
Pax Romana
Patron-client relationship
Punic Wars
3rd century crisis
Gothic Sack of Rome
Edict of Toleration
Hagia Sophia
Caesaropapism
Great Schism (p. 178-79)
Cyrillic
Ka’ba
Jinns
Allah
Hijrah
Umma
Hadith
Shari’a
Five Pillars of Faith
Caliph
Sunnis/Shiites
Vizier
ulama
Battle of Poitiers (Tours)
Key people: know the dates for these, as well as their significance.
Romulus
Tarquinius Superbus
Marcus Junius Brutus
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Constantine
Diocletian
Muhammad
Justinian
Theodosius
Prince Vladimir of Kiev
Abu Bakr
Umayyads
Abbasids
Fatimids
Seljuk Turks
Key places (map section):
Rome
Constantinople
Damascus
Trier
Roman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Cordoba
Baghdad
Damascus
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Bosporus Strait
Silk Road
Kiev
Key ideas (big themes):
Legacy of Roman Law
Separation of Powers in Roman government
Roman State Religion
Roman Social Classes
Roman Engineering Achievements
Romanization: What is it?
Reasons for the fall of Rome:
1. Porous borders & Riffraff armies
2. Economic woes
3. Military defeats
4. Political corruption
Byzantines: location of Constantinople: advantages
(economic & military)
Byzantines: under constant attack
Key dates:
Roman Chronology
Byzantine Chronology
Muslim Chronology
Byzantines: influence up north in Russia/Kiev
Byzantines: carrying the Roman legacy
Byzantines: State organization of religion
Byzantines: social classes
Islam: universalizing & unifying religion
Islam: foundations & Bedouin culture
Islam: conversion: how & why?
Islam: decentralized government administration
Islam: expansion under Ummayads
Islam: golden age under Abbasids
Islam: trade, wealth, & interactions
Islam: preservation of Greek & Roman
legacy/sciences/philosophy/knowledge