Ch 11 Flashcards
Cicero
Philosopher and gifted orator
Julius Caesar
most powerful general
Pompey
Rome’s most influential man
Augustus
Ceasars adopted son
currency
money
Pax Romana
Roman peace
aqueduct
a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into the city
Romance languages
They include Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian
civil law
a legal system based on a written code of laws
Christianity
the religion was based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
Christianity
Bible
writing of Jesus leagues
crucifixion
a type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross
Resurrection
Jesus rises from the dead
disciples
Jesus students
Paul
Jesus death
Constantine
Emperor
Diocletian
emperor in late 200s
Attila
raided Roman territory
corruption
the decay of people’s values
Justinian
emperor ruled from 527 to 565
Theodora
convinced people to stay and fight
Byzantine Empire
Historians call the society that developed in the eastern Roman empire