chapter 11

Question 1

Cicero

Answer 1

a philosopher and gifted orator or republic speaker

Question 2

Julius Caesar

Answer 2

the most powerful of these generals

Question 3

Pompey

Answer 3

together the tree ruled Rome

Question 4

Augustus

Answer 4

the other was Caesar’s adopted son Octavian later called

Augustus

Question 5

currency

Answer 5

or money

Question 6

Pax Romana

Answer 6

or Roman peace

Question 7

aqueduct

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Romance languages

Answer 8

they include Italian French Spanish Portuguese and Romanian

Question 9

civil law

Answer 9

is a legal system based on a written code of laws

Question 10

Christianity

Answer 10

this religion was based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

Question 11

Jesus of Nazareth

Answer 11

which means gods anointed

Question 12

Bible

Answer 12

the christian bible is made up of two parts

Question 13

crucifixion

Answer 13

a type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross

Question 14

Resurrection

Answer 14

Jesus’s rise from the dead as the resurrection

Question 15

disciples

Answer 15

were 12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receieve special training

Question 16

Paul

Answer 16

paul traveled throughout the Roman world spreading christian teachings

Question 17

Constantine

Answer 17

became a Christian

Question 18

Diocletian

Answer 18

became emperor in the late 200s

Question 19

Attila

Answer 19

raided Roman territory in the east

Question 20

corruption

Answer 20

the decay of peoples values

Question 21

Justinian

Answer 21

an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 reuniting the old Roman empire was a passion

Question 22

Theodora

Answer 22

convinced him to stay and fight

Question 23

Byzantine Empire

Answer 23

Historians call the society that developed in the eastern empire