chapter 11 Flashcards
cicero
philosopher and gifted orator
julius caesar
most powerful generals
pompey
Rome’s most influential men
augustus
ceases adopted son
pax Romana
Roman peace
aqueduct
is a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
Romance languages
they include Italian French Portuguese and Romanian
civil law
is a legal system based on a written code of law
christianity
is a religion was based on life and teaching of Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth
many believe in him and he is the one who made you
Bible
the book of Jesus and has his life time
messiah
which means God’s anointed one
crucifixion
execution in which a person is nailed to the a cross
Resurrection
Jesus rose from the dead
disciples
Jesus’s disciples are his followers
paul
when Jesus died Paul spread the word of Jesus
constantine
an emperor
diocletian
became an emperor in 200’s
attila
raided Roman territory in the east
corruption
the decay of peoples values
justinian
an emperor that ruled from 527 to 565
Theodore byzantine empire
historians call the society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire.
efficient
roman’s government was no longer efficient
