chapter 11 vocab Flashcards
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cicero
a philosopher, and gifted orator, or a public speaker.
Julius Caesar
the most powerful general.
pompey
rome’s most influential men.
augustus
adopted son Octavian.
currency
money or trading goods.
Pax Romana
roman peace.
aqueduct
a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.
romance languages
they include Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
civil law
a legal system based on a written code of laws.
christianity
the new religion that appeared in Judea.
Jesus of Nazareth
christianity was based on the life and teachings of Jesus Nazareth.
bible
the holy book of the religion of Christianity.
crucifixion
a type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross.
resurrection
Christians refer to Jesus rising from the dead as the resurrection.
disciples
groups.
Paul
Jesus death name.
constantine
the emperor in the 300s.
Diocletian
became the emperor of the 200s.
attila
raided Roman territory in the east.
corruption
the decay of peoples values.
justinian
an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565.
Theodora
the smart and powerful wife.
byzantine empire
what the historians called the society the developed in the eastern Roman empire.
