10 Late Antiquity and the Post-Roman World Free Online FlashCards

What happened in 476 CE?

In 476 CE, Odoacer deposed the last western Roman emperor, a date often used to mark the end of the Western Roman Empire.

Which Roman legacies persisted in the West?

Roman law, Latin, Christianity, and local administrative traditions continued, even as government and urban life weakened in many western regions.

What did people in the eastern empire call themselves?

Its people called themselves Romans; “Byzantine Empire” is the modern historians’ name for the enduring eastern Roman state.

Which peoples formed kingdoms across former Roman territories?

The Ostrogoths ruled Italy for a time, the Visigoths established a kingdom in Iberia, the Franks expanded through Gaul, and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms emerged in Britain.

Why was Clovis’s conversion significant?

Clovis’s conversion to Catholic Christianity helped connect Frankish rulers with the Roman Church and Gaul’s largely Catholic population.

What was the significance of Charlemagne’s coronation in 800?

Charlemagne was crowned emperor in Rome in 800, presenting his rule as a renewal of Christian Roman authority.

What forms of learning and culture did Charlemagne’s court support?

His court supported schools, manuscript production, and church building.

What happened to Charlemagne’s empire after his death?

After Charlemagne’s death, his empire was divided among his heirs.

When was Constantinople founded as an imperial capital, and what was its strategic advantage?

Constantine founded Constantinople as a new imperial capital in 330. Its strategic position linked Europe and Asia.

What legal project did Justinian I order?

Justinian I ordered Roman laws to be collected and organized during his reign, from 527 to 565.

Which major Constantinople building dates to Justinian I’s reign?

Hagia Sophia, a major building in Constantinople, was produced during Justinian I’s reign.

What did the Edict of Milan establish in 313?

The agreement commonly called the Edict of Milan granted Christians legal toleration in 313.