Chapter 11 social studies 2hr Flashcards

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Cicero

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Some Romans tried to stop the chaos in Rome’s government. One such person was Cicero

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Julius Caesar

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The most powerful of the generals was Julius Caesar

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Pompey

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Caesar and his friends Pompey and Crassus are powerful together the three ruled Rome

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Augustus

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Caesar’s adopted son Octavian later called Augustus

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currency

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To pay for their trade goods, Romans used currency or money

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Pax Romana

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Pax Romana or Roman peace

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aqueduct

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

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Romance languages

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Romance languages they include Italian French Spanish Portuguese and Romanian

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civil law

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civil law is a legal system based on a written code of laws

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Christianity

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christianity this religion was based on the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth

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Jesus of Nazareth

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christianity this religion was based on the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth

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Bible

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The Christian Bible is made up of two parts the first part is called the Old Testament the second part is called the New Testament

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Crucifixion

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

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Resurrection

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Jesus’s rise from the dead as the Resurrection

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15
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disciples

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disciples or followers

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16
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Paul

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Paul told Christians they didn’t have to obey all Jewish laws

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Constantine

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The emperor Constantine became a Christian

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Diocletian

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Diocletian became emperor in the late 200s

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Attila

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fearsome leader named Attila

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corruption

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corruption the decay of peoples values

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Justinian

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Justinian an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565

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Theodora

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Justinian’s wife Theodora convinced him to stay and fight

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Byzantine Empire

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Historians call the society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire the Byzantine Empire