Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
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He’s a philosopher and gifted orator, (or public speaker)

A

Cicero

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2
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One of the most powerful generals

A

Julias Caesar

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3
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Ruler of Rome. He had an alliance with two of Rome’s most influential men

A

Pompey

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4
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Ceaser’s adopted son

A

Augustus

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5
Q

A system of money in general use in a particular country

A

Currency

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6
Q

Roman Peace

A

Pax Romana

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7
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A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities

A

Aqueduct

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8
Q

Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian

A

Romance languages

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9
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A legal system based on a written code of laws

A

Civil law

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10
Q

The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

A

Christianity

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11
Q

The God of the religion, Christianity

A

Jesus of Nazareth

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12
Q

The Christian scriptures

A

Bible

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13
Q

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

A

Crucifixion

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14
Q

Jesus’s rise of the dead

A

Resurrection

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15
Q

The Apostles were the 12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special training

A

Disciples

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16
Q

The spread of Christianity after Jesus’s death

A

Paul (of Tarsus)

17
Q

The emperor of Rome in the early 300s

A

Constantine

18
Q

The emperor in the late 200s

A

Diocletian

19
Q

A fearsome leader

A

Attila

20
Q

The decay for people’s values

A

Corruption

21
Q

An emperor who ruled from 527 to 565

A

Justinian

22
Q

Justinian’s smart and powerful wife

A

Theodora

23
Q

The society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire

A

Byzantine Empire