World History People and Places AD 100 - 600
Men and women who fought to the death in Roman circuses (arenas or coliseums)? | Gladiators |
One third of the population of the Roman Empire was composed of this class of people? | Slaves |
The Germanic tribes who lived north of the Roman Empire, later to invade the West in 5th century AD? | Barbarians |
The most severe persecution of Roman Christians was under in AD 250 under Decius and AD 303-311 under which emperor? | Diocletian |
What Roman emperor defeated his enemy under the sign of the cross and became the first Christian Emperor? | Constantine |
In what city in Asia Minor did the Roman Emperor Constantine establish a new capital in AD 300? | Constantinople or Byzantium |
What barbarian invaded Europe and almost attacked Rome until he met Pope Leo and an armed angel in AD 452? | Attila the Hun |
What structure did Byzantine Emperor Justinian construct in the 6th century AD? | Hagia Sophia (Church of Holy Wisdom) |
What empire dominated the southern part of southeastern Asia from the 7-13th centuries AD? | Khmer |
What 5th missionary-Bishop converted Ireland to Christianity and sent monks out throughout Europe? | Saint Patrick |