Chapter 11 vocab Flashcards
Cicero
A public speaker or philosopher.
Julius Caesar
The most powerful general.
Pompey
A Crassus that ruled Rome.
Merc Antony
A former assistant.
Augusts
An adopted son.
Pax Romana
Roman peace.
Aqueduct
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.
Roman languages
They include Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Civil law
A legal system based on a written code of laws.
Christianity
This religion was based on the life and teachings.
Jesus of Nazareth
A teacher.
Messiah
Gods anointed one.
Crucifixion
A type of execution in which a person is nailed to a cross.
Resurrection
Jesus’s rise from the dead.
Apostles
Were 12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special training.
Paul of Tarsus
A man who spread Christan teachings.
Constantine
An emperor who became a Christian.
Diocletian
He became emperor in the late 200s.
Attila
A fearsome leader.
Corruption
The decay of peoples values.
Efficient
Productive and not wasteful.
Justinian
An emperor who ruled from 527 to 565.
Theodora
Justinian’s smart and powerful wife.
Byzantine Empire
Historians call the society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire.
