Rome Flashcards
Chapter 10 and Chapter 11
Who was Cicero?
A philosopher and gifted orator.
Who was Julius Caesar?
The most powerful Roman general.
Who was Pompey?
A very influential man who made an alliance with Julius Caesar.
Who was Marc Antony?
Caesar’s former assitant.
Who was Augustus?
Caesar’s son.
What is Pax Romana?
The Pax Romana is a roughly 200-year-long period of Roman history which is identified as a golden age of increased and sustained Roman imperialism, relative peace and order, prosperous stability, hegemonic power, and regional expansion.
What is Civil Law?
A legal system base don a written code of laws.
What is an aqueduct?
A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities.
What are Romance Languages?
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
What is Christianity?
A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Who was Jesus of Nazareth?
A man who was the foundation of Christianity.
What is a Messiah?
” God’s anointed one”
What is Crucifixion?
A type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross.
Who were the Apostles?
12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special training.
Who was Paul of Tarsus?
The most important figure in the spread of Christianity after Jesus’s death.
Who was Constantine?
Reunited the Roman Empire and moved the capital to the east, Constantinople.
Who was Diocletian?
An Roman emperor who split the Roman Empire into halves.
Who was Attila?
A fearsome leader of them Huns.
What is Corruption?
The decay of people’s values.
Who was Justinian?
An emperor who conquered Italy and much land around the Mediterranean.
Who was Theodora?
Justinian’s smart and powerful wife.
What was the Byzantine Empire?
The society that developed in the Eastern Roman Empire.
