Rome & Byzantine Empire Vocab Flashcards
Empire
a large territory which several groups ruled by
corruption
pattern of illegal or immoral activites by government officals
decline
a slow breakdown of failure
mosaic
a picture made up of small pieces of, tile, glass, or colored stone
phliosophy
the study of wisdom, knowledge, and nature of reality
death toll
the number of deaths from a particluar cause
civil war
a war between groups in the same country
republic
a form of government where citizens elect representatives to rule for them
political instability
a natural tendency of a government to collapse
economic problems
results from the mismatch between limited resources and unlimited wants
aqueducts
a pipe or raised channel built to carry water over long distance
cost/benefits
a benefit is what is gained
cost is what is given up or lost
territory
an area of land under the control of a ruler
custom
a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time
Pax Romana
a 200 year period of peace and stability established maintianed
Christianity
the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus
disciple
a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another
Gospel
an account of the life and teachings of Jesus, four of them are included in the new testament of the Christian bible
Messiah
a savior who many Jews believed had been promised to them by god
Parable
a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson
Missionary
someone who tires to convert others to believe in a particular religion or set of beliefs
Resurrection
in Christian belief, Jesus rises from the dead
Icon/ Iconoclasts
picture of saint on wall
Hagia Sophia
a church built by Justinian means holy wisdom
Byzantine Empire
another name for the eastern empire
patriarch
leader of the byzantine church
pope
leader of the roman catholic church
western roman empire
lasted less than 100 years after the split had many internal and external problems that caused its fall
orthodox
correct belief
Constantinople
the capital city of the Roman Empire for more than a thousand years
legacy
government, law, language, architecture, engineering, and religion
Justinian’s Code
collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 529 to 565 ce
schism
a separation the church split the roman empire into roman catholic and eastern orthodox
heretic
a beliver of false religious ideas
