chapter 11 Flashcards
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Cicero
was a philosopher
Julius Caesar
was a powerful general
Pompey
ruled Rome
Augustus
was a son of Caesar’s
currency
or money
Pax Romana
or Roman peace
aqueduct
is a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
Romance languages
they include Italian, French, Spainish, portuguse, and Romanian
civil law
is a legal system based on a written code of laws
Christianity
this religion was based of the life and teachings
Jesus of Nazareth
was based on by a religion
Bible
was a book for jesus
crucifixion
a type of execution in which people are nailed to a cross
Resurrection
Jesus raised from the dead
disciples
were 12 discuples whom jesus chose to receive speical training
Paul
he travled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings
Constantine
became a Christian
Diocletian
became emperor in the late 200s
Attila
raided Roman territory in the east
corruption
the decay of people’s values
Justinian
an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565
Theodora
conviced her husband to stay and fight
Byzantine Empire
Historians callthe society that developed in the eastern Roman Emipre