dms SS 7 Rome culture and Fall
terms from Rome part 2 - middle to the end of Rome
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- Praetorian Guard
- and elite group of soldiers who guarded the emperors
- Eastern Orthodox
- this Christian religion broke away from the Roman church when it would not accept the authority of the Pope as the head of the church
- Jesus
- A Jewish man who became the focus of Christianity
- crucifixion
- a form of death where victims suffocate by hanging on a cross
- Nero
- the emperor of Rome who started the persecution of the Christians, he also burned Rome and tried to blame the Christians for this
- Franks
- one of the Germanic tribes that were barbarians in northern Europe
- schism
- a break in the church where the Eastern Church broke away from the Western Church
- Roman alphabet
- originally and Etruscan alphabet that are used today. There are 23 symbols that are used today.
- Theodosius
- the emperor of Rome who made Christianity the official religion of Rome
- Constantine
- the emperor of Rome who allowed people to have religious freedom
- martyrs
- someone who dies rather than give up their faith
- Diocletian
- the emperor who tried to reform the empire by making workers stay in their profession until they died.
- Huns
- a nomadic people of Asia who lived by raiding and plundering. The most famous was Attila who lead a battle against Rome.
- parables
- short stories that are told to teach a lesson
- Vandals
- a group of barbarians who sacked Rome in 429 A.D.
- Roman Catholic
- the Christian Church received this title after the schism that caused the Eastern Orthodox Church in the East to break away from the church.
- Constantinople
- - the capital city of the Eastern Empire established by Constantine
- Roman calendar
- used to set most dates and added July, and August
- Goths
- a group of Germanic tribes, barbarians who defeated the Roman army at Adrianople
- Adrianople
- the city where the Goths were able to defeat the Romans
- gospels
- 4 books written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, that are biographies about Jesus Christ.
- inflation
- an economic situation where prices go up and the value of money declines
- pope
- - the head of the Roman Catholic church since 600 A.D.
- Roman law
- developed the idea that basic legal principles should apply to all humans.
- Visigoths
- Lead by their chief, Alaric, this group of barbarians sacked Rome in 410 A.D.
- Paul
- A follower of Jesus Christ who persecuted the Christians at first and then became one of the most famous apostles by writing the Epistles in the New Testament.