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| What was the most important city of the Roman Empire? |
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| What events took place in the Coliseum? |
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| Gladiator Fights, Chariot Races, Fights between lions and soldiers |
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| What was the leader of Rome called? |
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| What does "Pax Romana" mean? |
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| Roman peace or everybody in the Roman Empire must obey Roman laws. |
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| Did the Celts obey the "Pax Romano"? |
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| No, they rebelled against the Romans. |
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| What problem was the Roman Empire having? |
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| The empire became too large and they could not fight off invaders. |
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| Why did the Romans call the invading tribes "barbarians"? |
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| They did not take baths, live in homes or coook their food. |
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| What were the names of some of the invading barbarian tribes? |
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| Vandals, Goths, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Huns |
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| What did the emperor Diocletian do? |
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| He divided the Roman Empire into two parts. |
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| What were the two parts of the Roman Empire called? |
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| Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire. |
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| Did dividing the empire keep the Western Roman Empire strong and protected? |
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| No, the barbarians conquered it anyway. |
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| What was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire? |
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| What do we call the last surviving part of the Eastern Roman Empire? |
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| What was the capital city of the Byzantime Empire? |
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| If you were a child in Constantinople, where would you be during the day? |
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| Describe some of the things you might see in Constantinople. |
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| Prople in togas, shops selling silks, jewelry and food, a beautiful church with a gold ceiling |
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| Was Constantinople a big, beautiful city or a poor ugly city? |
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| How many palaces were in Constantinople? |
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| Did Justinian come from a rich family? |
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| No, his parents were poor peasants. |
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| Why did Justinian want to go to Constantinople? |
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| He wanted to go to school |
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| What did Justinian join, after he finished school? |
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| Once Justinian became the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, what did he do? |
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| He sent his armies to conquer the lands that were once ruled by the Roman Empire. |
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| When Justinian had conquered these faraway lands, what problem did he encounter? |
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| They all followed different laws. |
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| How did Justinian solve the problem? |
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| He made a new set of laws for everyone to follow. |
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| What were some of the laws from the Code of Justinian? |
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1. Everyone could go to the beach or the river.
2. If you find treasure washed up by the river, you could keep it.
3. You could own slaves.
4. Theives must repay the owner of the stolen object.
5. You must warn people below if you are trimming a tree near the road.
6. Preachers must be loud enough for everyone to hear. |
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| What did Theodora do before she became the Empress? |
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| She was a circus clown, an actress, and a wool spinner. |
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| Why did Theodora become a Christian? |
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| She wanted a different life. |
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| How did Theodora save the Emperor Justinian's throne? |
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| She convinced her husband to stay and fight the rebels and not run away. |
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| What happened to Hagia Sophia in the riots? |
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| A picture made by arranging little colored pieces, called "tesserae", into a pattern. |
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| What did many people believe the pope's job should be? |
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| That the pope should look after all Christians. |
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| Did Christians in Constantinople think that the pope should be able to make decisions for all Christians? |
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| No. They thought all the leaders of churches in important cities should join together to make decisions. |
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| What do we call Christians who continue to believe in the authority of the pope? |
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| What do e call Christians farther east, who called their leaders patriarchs? |
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| Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox |
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| In the story, why did Nicholas give money to the girls? |
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| Because they were poor, and needed money to marry their true loves. |
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| A person who has a special relationship with God. |
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| What name is St. Nicholas ofter called by today? |
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| What were the fierce, dangerous, blue-painted warriors of Britain called? |
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| What did the Celts do to the Romans in Britain? |
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| They drove the Romans out. |
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| They memorized and sang stories that were never written down. |
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| In the story of the warrior Craith, what was the name of the giant? |
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| Giant Fovor of the Mighty Blows |
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| Craith asked three warriors to help him rescue the princess. Each warrior had a different gift. What were the gifts? |
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| One could see well, one could run fast, and one could hear the grass grow. |
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| Why did the Celtic King Cortigen ask the Angles and Saxons to come to Britain? |
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| To help him fight the other Celtic tribes. |
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| What did the Celts do once the Angles and the Saxons moved into their land? |
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| Some married the barbarians. Other Celts went to live somewhere else. |
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| What did the kingdom of the Angles and Saxons become known as? |
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| The Celts moved into the north and west of Britain. Name the three countries where they settled. |
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| Scotland, Ireland, and Wales |
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| What do we call this time in English history? |
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| Why do we call this time the Dark Ages? |
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| Because the Angles and Saxons did not write down any history or records. |
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| What happened to the men who slept in the king's hall? |
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| A monster came in an ate them. |
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| Who came to help the king kill the monster? |
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| Beowulf, the mightiest man on earth. |
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| When Beowulf and the monster Grendel were fighting, what painful thing happened to Grendel? |
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| Beowulf pulled his arm off |
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| Why did Beowulf decide to fight with his bare hands? |
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| He didn't think it would be fair to fight with weapons since Grendel didn't have any. |
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| What did Grendel do after he was wounded? |
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| Ran away and jumped into the water. |
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| How did the king thank Beowulf when he heard the giant was defeated? |
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| He had a great feast and gave Beowulf gold armor. |
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| What did many Christians believe the pope's job should be? |
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| The pope should take care of Christians all over the world. |
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| How did the pope first hear about Britain? |
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| A slave trader told and he saw the British boys being sold as slaves. |
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| What did the pope call the blond British boys? |
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| Why did the pope send Augustine to Britain? |
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| To teach the people there about Christianity. |
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| What did King Ethelbert say to Augustine when he arrived in Britain? |
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| He asked Augustine if he was going to put a spell on him and he said he could teach the people there about Christianity. |
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| Augustine became the Archbishop of Canterbury. What was the Archbishop's job? |
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| He was the leader of all the Christians in England. |
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| Men who spend their lives praying and srudying the bible instead of getting married. |
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| A place where monks live together. |
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| Name the jobs that the monks did in the story. |
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| Teachers, furniture makers, doctors |
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| Why do we call the years after the fall of Rome the "Dark Ages" in England? |
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| Because most people couldn't read or write. |
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| Who taught the Anglo-Saxons to read and write? |
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| Augustine and his companions |
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| Who copied books by hand? |
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| What did the monks write on? |
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| Parchment or on animal skins that has been soaked, stretched, and scraped. |
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| What were their pens made of? |
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| A special room where monks copied out books by hand. |
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| How did the monks decorate their books? |
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| With paints made of egg whites; with pictures in the margins and tops of the pages; with gold and silver. |
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| Why were books so expensive? |
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| Because they took a long time to make. |
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| What happened when the Roman Empire got too big for one ruler? |
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| It was divided into two parts. |
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| What were the two parts known as? |
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| The Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. |
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| Why was travel in the Middle Ages dangerous? |
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| You might get caught up in a battle between war leaders. |
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| Why was it safer to travel in the Byzantine empire? |
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| Justinian and other emperors made sure their people obeyed the laws. |
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| A family that rules in a place for many years. |
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| What dynasty united all the little kingdoms of India? |
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| The Gupta dynastly united India. |
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| What was the first Gupta king named? |
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| The first Gupta king was Chandragupta. |
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| What was the time of peace and wealth during the Gupta dynasty called? |
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| This time was called The Golden Age of India. |
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| Who invaded India during the Gupta dynasty? |
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| What is King Skandagupta known for? |
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| He defeated the invading Huns. |
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| Although the Indians succeeded in driving back the Huns, what happened to India when the fighting was over? |
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| The Golden Age ended. India became poorer and weaker. |
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| Whose teachings did the monks of India study and follow? |
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| They followed the teaching of Buddha. |
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| Where did some of the monks live? |
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| The monks lived in caves. |
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| How did the monks crack the cliffs so that they could dig their caves? |
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| They put logs into trenches and soaked the logs in water. They would swell and crack the cliffs. |
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| How did the monks decorate the caves? |
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| They carved sculptures out of stone and painted frescoes on the walls. |
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| A fresco is a painting made on wet plaster. |
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| What are the caves called? |
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| They were called the Ajanta Caves. |
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| Who rediscovered the Ajanta Caves? |
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| Two soldiers that were out hunting tigers. |
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