chapter 11 vocab

Question 1

Cicero

Answer 1

A philosopher and gifted orator or public speaker.

Question 2

Juilis caesar

Answer 2

The most powerful of these generals.

Question 3

Pompey

Answer 3

Two of romes most influential men in Rome

Question 4

Augustus

Answer 4

Adopted son of Octavian

Question 5

currency

Answer 5

money or like trading goods

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 life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

Question 11

Messiah

Answer 11

which means “God’s anointed one”

Question 12

Bible

Answer 12

Teaches you about god

Question 13

Crucifixion

Answer 13

A type of Execution in which a person was nailed to a cross

Question 14

Resurrection

Answer 14

Jesus rises from the dead

Question 15

Apostles

Answer 15

were 12 disples whom Jesus chose to receive special training

Question 16

Paul of

Tarsus

Answer 16

elected throughout the Roman world spreading Christian teachings

Question 17

Constantine

Answer 17

became Christian he removed the bans on religion

Question 18

Diocletian

Answer 18

became emperor in the late 200s. convened that the empire was too big.

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 bc to 565 bc reuniting the old Roman Empire was a passion

Question 22

Thedora

Answer 22

convinced him to stay.

Question 23

Byzantine empire

Answer 23

historians called the society that developed in the eastern Roman empire the

Question 24

efficient

Answer 24

romes government was no longer efficient.