chapter 11 Flashcards

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Cicero

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was a philosopher

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Julius Caesar

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was a powerful general

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Pompey

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ruled Rome

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Augustus

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was a son of Caesar’s

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5
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currency

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or money

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6
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Pax Romana

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or Roman peace

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7
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aqueduct

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is a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities

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8
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Romance languages

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they include Italian, French, Spainish, portuguse, and Romanian

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civil law

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is a legal system based on a written code of laws

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10
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Christianity

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this religion was based of the life and teachings

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11
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Jesus of Nazareth

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was based on by a religion

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12
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Bible

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was a book for jesus

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13
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crucifixion

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a type of execution in which people are nailed to a cross

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14
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Resurrection

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Jesus raised from the dead

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15
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disciples

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were 12 discuples whom jesus chose to receive speical training

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16
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Paul

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he travled throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings

17
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Constantine

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became a Christian

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Diocletian

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became emperor in the late 200s

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Attila

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raided Roman territory in the east

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corruption

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the decay of people’s values

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Justinian

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an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565

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Theodora

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conviced her husband to stay and fight

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Byzantine Empire

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Historians callthe society that developed in the eastern Roman Emipre