chapter 11 Flashcards
Cicero
A philosopher and gifted orator
Julius Caesar
The most powerful generals
Pompey
One of Romes most influential men
Augustus
One of Caesars many adopted sons
currency
Money
Pax Romana
Roman peace
aqueduct
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
Romans languages
They inculed Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
civil law
A leagal system based on a written code of laws
Christianity
This religion was based on the techniques of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
Was the creater of Christianity
crucifixion
A type of execution in which a person is nailed to a cross
Resurrection
Jesus’s rise from the dead
Paul
A traveler
Diocletian
Became emperor in the late 200’s
Attila
a fearsome leader
Corruption
the decay of peoples values
Justinian
ruled from 527 to 565
Theodora
Justinian’s wife
Byzantine empire
a society that developed in the eastern Roman empire