A student's study-guide in ancient history; a combination of outlines, map work and questions to aid in visualizing, understanding and remembering the important facts of ancient history and in (14595205789)

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Title: A student's study-guide in ancient history; a combination of outlines, map work and questions to aid in visualizing, understanding and remembering the important facts of ancient history and in grasping a sense of the modern world's debt to the peoples of ancient times
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Southworth, Gertrude Van Duyn, b. 1874
Subjects: History, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : Iroquois publishing company, inc.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Diocletianmarked an epoch in the history of theRoman empire. 18. Under what circumstances did Con-stantine the Great become sole rulerof the Roman empire? 19. What circumstances led the EmperorConstantine to issue the Edict of Milan,313 A.D.? 20. Give an account of the council at Nice,325 A. D., and its results. 21. State two reasons for the transfer ofthe capital to Constantinople. 22. Describe Constantines reorganization ofthe provinces and give his reasons forthe changes. 23. Give the most important changes whichwere made in the officials under him. 24. Among what classes of people didChristianity first take strong hold? 25. What was the attitude of the Romangovernment toward Christianity in itsearly days? 26. Why are the names of some of the bestof the Roman emperors to be foundamong the persecutors of the earlyChristians? 27. Describe the persecutions. 28. Tell the story of the growth and spreadof Christianity. 29. Under whom was Christianity made thestate religion of the empire?
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TRANSITION PERIOD 376 A. D.—800 A. D. Invasions and Fall of the Western Empire376 A. D.—476 A. D. MAP WORK Show on the map the Roman empire of the East. The Western Romanempire. Trace and name the routes of migration and the kingdoms founded by theOstrogoths, Visigoths, Burgundians, and the Vandals between 376 A. D. and476 A. D. QUESTIONS Review the circumstances under whichthe Romans had come into contact withthe Germans from tlie days of Caesarthrough the time of Julian the Apostate. Name the chief tribes of the Germanor Teutonic race. Describe the personality, the customsand leading characteristics of the Teu-tons. Give an account of the invasion of theGoths in the reign of Valens. Describe the treatment accorded theVisigoths by Valens and by Theodosius. State the results in each case. Give an account of the career of Alaric,toucning on his first invasion of Italy,his second invasion of Italy, his treat-ment of Rome, his death and burial.Give an account of the Vandals, cover-in

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