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Rome & Byzantine Empire Vocab Flashcards

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Empire

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a large territory which several groups ruled by

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corruption

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pattern of illegal or immoral activites by government officals

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decline

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a slow breakdown of failure

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mosaic

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a picture made up of small pieces of, tile, glass, or colored stone

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phliosophy

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the study of wisdom, knowledge, and nature of reality

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death toll

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the number of deaths from a particluar cause

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civil war

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a war between groups in the same country

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republic

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a form of government where citizens elect representatives to rule for them

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political instability

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a natural tendency of a government to collapse

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economic problems

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results from the mismatch between limited resources and unlimited wants

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aqueducts

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a pipe or raised channel built to carry water over long distance

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cost/benefits

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a benefit is what is gained
cost is what is given up or lost

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territory

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an area of land under the control of a ruler

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custom

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a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time

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Pax Romana

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a 200 year period of peace and stability established maintianed

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Christianity

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the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

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disciple

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a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another

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Gospel

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an account of the life and teachings of Jesus, four of them are included in the new testament of the Christian bible

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Messiah

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a savior who many Jews believed had been promised to them by god

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Parable

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a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson

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Missionary

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someone who tires to convert others to believe in a particular religion or set of beliefs

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Resurrection

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in Christian belief, Jesus rises from the dead

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Icon/ Iconoclasts

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picture of saint on wall

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Hagia Sophia

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a church built by Justinian means holy wisdom

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Byzantine Empire

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another name for the eastern empire

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patriarch

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leader of the byzantine church

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pope

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leader of the roman catholic church

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western roman empire

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lasted less than 100 years after the split had many internal and external problems that caused its fall

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orthodox

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correct belief

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Constantinople

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the capital city of the Roman Empire for more than a thousand years

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legacy

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government, law, language, architecture, engineering, and religion

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Justinian’s Code

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collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 529 to 565 ce

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schism

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a separation the church split the roman empire into roman catholic and eastern orthodox

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heretic

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a beliver of false religious ideas

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