Chapter 11 Flashcards
Cicero
A philosopher and gifted orator.
Julius Ceaser
The most powerful of these generals was him
Pompey
Most influential man
Augustus
The other was Ceasers adopted son.
Currency
Or money
Pax Romana
Or roman piece
Aqueduct
is raised a channel used to carry water from mountains to cities
Roman Languages
They include Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
Civil Law
is a legal system based on a written laws
Christianity
This religion was based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
Christianity
Crufiction
A type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross
resurrection
Jesus’s rise from the dead
paul
The most important figure after Jesus’s death
Constantine
Became Christan
Diocletion
Became emperor in the late 200s
Attila
Raided Roman territory in the east
Corruption
The decay of peoples values
Justinian
an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565
Convinced him to stay
Convinced him to stay
Byzantine Empire.
Historians call the society that developed in the eastern Roman empire.