the expansion and fall of rome soc. st. bk 2; ch. 2
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The Expansion and Fall of Rome
Soc. St. Bk 2; Ch. 2
republic
a form of government in which people vote for their
leaders
Augustus
*the first emperor of Rome
*also known as Octavian
*Julius Caesar’s adopted son
empire
a group of cultures or territories lead by a single all-powerful ruler
empe
ror
the ruler of an empire
Christianity
a religion based on the life and teachings of
Jesus
Constantinea Roman emperor
who moved the empire’s capital to
Byzantium
he ended all attacks on Christians
allowing them to worship freely
Clovis
leader of the Franks
conquered the Roman province of Gaul and founded his own kingdom
Byzantine Empire
the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of
the Western Empire
Justinian I
the ruler of the Byzantine
Empire from 527 to 565
Justinian Code
a legal code developed during the rule of Emperor Justinian
schi
sm
an official split
between two
groups
In this case, the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
the Christian church of the
West
Roman Catholic
Orthodox
related to the Christian
church of the East
mosaic
a picture made out of
small colored tiles or pieces of
glass
Stoicism
a philosophy that stressed the importance of virtue, duty, and endurance
a structure designed to bring fresh water into a city or town aqueduct
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