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Chapter 2: The Expansion and Fall of Rome (Part 2)
MONDAY
Chapter 2 Crossword Puzzle
Use the vocabulary words to complete the crossword puzzle (ON BACK)
Republic Justinian Code
Augustus Schism
Empire Roman Catholic
Emperor Orthodox
Christianity Mosaic
Constantine Stoicism
Clovis Aqueduct
Byzantine Empire
Justinian
ACROSS
2. a legal code, prepared under the direction of the DOWN
Byzantine emperor Justinian that regulated much of 1. relating to the Christian church of the West that is
Byzantine life. under the authority of the pope.
5. the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire from A.D. 3. a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
527 to 565, who ruled with this wife, Theodora, and 4. the Roman emperor from A.D. 306 to 337, who
reconquered lost territories fro the empire. ended the persecution of Christians and moved the
6. the first emperor of Rome, who ruled from 27 B.C. capital of the empire to Byzantium (later known as
to A.D. 14 and greatly expanded the size and Constantinople).
influence of the Roman Empire. 7. a structure designed to bring fresh water into a city
9. the Eastern Roman Empire, which was ruled from or town.
Constantinople and from the 4th century to the 15th 8. a Greek philosophy that stressed the importance of
century. virtue, duty, and endurance and was especially
13. a form of government in which power rests with influential in ancient Rome.
the citizens, who vote in order to elect leaders. 10. the ruler of empire.
14. an official split between two groups. 11. relating to the Christian church that developed in
15. a group of different cultures or territories led by a the Byzantine Empire and is not under the authority
single all-powerful ruler. of the pope.
16. a leader of the Franks, who conquered the Roman 12. a picture made out of many small colored tiles
province of Gaul in A.D. 486 and later established a or pieces of glass.
large and powerful Frankish kingdom.

TUESDAY
Read pages 58-63
Roman Code
a) Imagine you have become the new Emperor/Empress of the Roman Empire.
b) Write 12 rules to protect the rights of all Roman citizens.
c) Make the paper look old using coffee or tea.

WEDNESDAY
Read pages 66-71
Roman Mosaic
a) Pick a design
b) Cut colored paper to color the design OR color the design using marker or colored pencils.

THURSDAY
Chapter 2 Review Questions
a) Write 10 Chapter 2 Review Questions
b) Answer the 10 Chapter 2 Review Questions