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The Expansion and Fall of Rome Soc. St. Bk 2; Ch. 2

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Page 1: The Expansion and Fall of Rome Soc. St. Bk 2; Ch. 2

The Expansion and Fall of Rome

Soc. St. Bk 2; Ch. 2

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republic

a form of government in which people vote for their

leaders

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Augustus

*the first emperor of Rome

*also known as Octavian

*Julius Caesar’s adopted son

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empire

a group of cultures or territories lead by a single all-powerful ruler

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empe

ror

the ruler of an empire

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Christianity

a religion based on the life and teachings of

Jesus

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Constantinea Roman emperor

who moved the empire’s capital to

Byzantium

he ended all attacks on Christians

allowing them to worship freely

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Clovis

leader of the Franks

conquered the Roman province of Gaul and founded his own kingdom

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Byzantine Empire

the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of

the Western Empire

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Justinian I

the ruler of the Byzantine

Empire from 527 to 565

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Justinian Code

a legal code developed during the rule of Emperor Justinian

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schi

sm

an official split

between two

groups

In this case, the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches

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the Christian church of the

West

Roman Catholic

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Orthodox

related to the Christian

church of the East

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mosaic

a picture made out of

small colored tiles or pieces of

glass

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Stoicism

a philosophy that stressed the importance of virtue, duty, and endurance

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a structure designed to bring fresh water into a city or town aqueduct