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| the study of body structure which was emphasized by a doctor named Galen |
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| the religious center of the Byzantine Empire completed in A.D. 537; located in Instabul |
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| arena built in Rome that could hold 60,000 people |
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| a curved ceiling made by building arches against one another |
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| open space for a marketplace in the middle of Rome |
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| invaders of Rome from the north, including Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Angles, Saxons |
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| another name for the Eastern Roman Empire, which included Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians, Arabs, Jews, Slavs and lasted almost 1000 years; a crossroad of trade and center of the silk-weaving industry; eventually became more Greek and less Roman |
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| a general who became emperor in A.D. 312 and moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople |
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| temple in Rome built to honor Rome's god |
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| created in A.D.395 when Theodosius left instructions at his death to split the Roman Empire; it became known as the Byzantine Empire |
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| reflected more realism than the Greeks who wanted perfection |
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| 1st century slavery in Rome |
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| forty percent of the population was enslaved |
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| In the A.D. 200s when Roman coins lost value, people began exchanging goods without money. |
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| empress wife of Justinian who helped women gain more rights |
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| known for his satire (literature that pokes fun at human weaknesses) and his odes (poems of great emotion) |
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| Byzantine Emperor from A.D. 527 - 565 who wanted to reunite the Roman Empire and restore its glory |
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| Germanic general Odoacer took control from Emperor Romulus Augustus in A.D. 476 |
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| many gods and goddesses whom they honored with prayers and offerings of food |
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| scientist who lived in Alexandria and studied the stars and planets |
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