Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards
Cicero
A philosopher and a gifted orator.
Julius Caesar
The most powerful of generals.
Pompey
One of the most influential men.
Augustus
Caesar’s adopted son.
Pax Romana
Roman Peace.
Aqueduct
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.
Roman Languages
They include Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian.
Civil Law
A legal system based on a written code of laws.
Christianity
This religion was based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus of Nazareth
Religious teacher.
Messiah
Which means “God’s Anointed one”.
Crucifixion
A type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross.
Ressurection
Jesus’s rise from the dead.
Apostles
12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special training.
Paul of Tarsus
He was the most important to spread the word of Christ.
Constantine
A man that became a Christian.
Diocletian
A man who became emperor.
Attila
A fearsome leader that raided Roman territory in the east.
Corruption
The decay of people’s values.
Justinian
An emperor who ruled from 527 to 565.
Theodora
Justinian’s wife.
Byzantine empire
Historians call the society that develope in the Eastern Roman Empire.
