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Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards

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Cicero

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One such person Cicero, a philospher and gifted orator, or public speaker.

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Julius Caesar

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The two most powerful of these generals was Julius Caesar, he was a great general

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Pompey

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Caeser made a alliance with two of Romes most powerful men Pompey and Crassus

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Augustus

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The other was Caesar’s adopted son Octavian later called Augustus

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currency

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Romans used currency or money

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Pax Romana

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or roman peace

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aqueduct

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

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Roman languages

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they include italian, french, spanish, portuguese, and Romanian

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Civil Law

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is a legal system based on a written code of laws

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Christianity

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this religion was based on the life and teachings of jesus of Nazareth

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Jesus of Narzareth

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religions were based on the life and teachings of Narzareth.

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bible

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The christian bible is made up of two parts

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crucifixion

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

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Resurrection

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Jesus’s rise from the dead as the Resurrection

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disciples

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or followers, claimed to see him again

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Paul

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Probably the most important figure in the spread of Christianity after Jesus’s death was named Paul of Tarsus

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Constantine

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In the early 300’s, the emperor Constantine became a christian

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Diocletian

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he became emperor in the late 200’s

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Attila

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Meanwhile, the Huns, under a fearsome leader named Attila raided Roman territory in the East

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corruption

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the decay of people’s values

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Justinian

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An emperor who ruled from 527 to 565, reuniting the old Roman Empire was a passion

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Theodora

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Justinian’s smart and powerful 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

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