Rome Flashcards

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Bosporus

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Roman King

Straight is named after him

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2
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Excommunication

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After Christianity split into the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, they excommunicated each other because they believed that they were each not “properly Christian”

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Germanic tribes

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Resided outside of Rome, we’re not allowed within the city but when the Huns invaded they fled into Rome, some even attacked

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Hippodrome

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Attraction in Rome, people went there to sing, dance and be entertained.

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5
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Catholic

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After Rome split, the Western side developed the Catholic Church

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Orthodox

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East made the Eastern Orthodox Christian church. In Byzantine.

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Schism

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1054 - separation or east and west, and the separation of Catholic vs. orthodox.

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Justinian

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Is emperor of Byzantine empire, sends troops to Germanic tribes to stop invasion and is triumphant.
Justinian code is named after him.

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Justinians code

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Made a uniform and concrete law to follow, combined all other laws

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Paul

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Saw vision from God, spread Christianity during the early Rome, Pax Romana made for easy spread.
Jesus died for sins
Christian converts didn’t have to follow Jewish law

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Scape goats

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Innocent people used for the blame of things they didn’t do

Roman empires used Christians as scapegoats for economic troubles

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Huns

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Vicious people who attacked the Germanic tribes and Rome, and started the Germanic invasions.

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13
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Hierarchy

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Early Christians had hierarchy, pope then bishop (etc.)

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14
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Pax Romana

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or Roman Peace, is a Latin term referring to the Empire in its glorified prime. Communication thrived. Christianity spread very well.

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15
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Ottoman Turks

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Attacked the Roman Empire, reason for its falling

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Constantine

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Prays, sees cross, puts on shields going into war and wins, credits success to God and accepts Christianity
Declared official religion in the Roman Empire

17
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St. Augustine

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Liberal influence later on

18
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Constantinople

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City in the Byzantine empire, is strong and protected.

19
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Dicocletian

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Roman Empire, rose to power through military.

Divided empire to solve problems

20
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Procopius

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Scholar

Byzantine historian

21
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Theodora

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Wife of Justinian
Powerful empress
Pro woman’s rights

22
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Patriarch

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Equivalent to bishop. Presided over tow or congregation

23
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Mercenary

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Hired to serve in an army (foreign) bc Germanic invasions were too much to handle.

This both drained the economy and created un-loyal soldiers

24
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The city of God

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Written by St. Augustine

Said that rimes fate was not important because a city of God could never be destroyed

25
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Icon

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Iconoclasm;

Art is forbidden in the Byzantine empire in east, west still supports art and icons.

26
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Hagia Sophea

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Means holy wisdom

Is a church