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Rome 2

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Moses
A prophet who wanders with jews in the dessert for 40 years and receives 10 commandments.
Kosher
Jewish dietary laws= no pork, shellfish, lobster, shrimp, no mixing meat with milk.
Rabbi
Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation
Roman Law
Most Important Contribution
Constantine
Takes over in 311, issues edict of milan, moves capital to constinople.
Sarah
Abraham's wife
Rome's Fall
Political, Economic, Social, Military
Priest
Spiritual leader of a local church
Martyrs
People who are willing to die for their religous beliefs
Yom Kippur
Jewish Day of Atonement- fasting and asking for forgiveness on one's sins.
Synagogue
Jewish house of worship, temple
Pope
Head spiritual leader of Christianity.
King Saul
Unites hebrews in 1020 B.C.
Diocletian
Attempts to reform empire, divides into easy and west, absolute ruler, set prices (not too high, not too low), made people keep jobs, farmers stay on land, and persecuted Christians.
Paul
Was a jew at first, then had vision of jesus and became devoted to Christianity
Monotheism
Belief in a single God
Edict of Milan
Allowed Christianity to be practiced in Rome
10 Commandments
The laws of the Jewish people giving to them by God on Mount Sinai
Palestine/Canaan
Land promised by God to Abraham
Theodosius
Emperor who made Christianity official religion of Rome
Mercenaries
Hired foreign soldiers
Passover
The holiday celebrating the Jews exodus out of egypt
Yishmael
The song of Hagaar and Abraham
Cardinal
Higher ranking church official
Romance Languages
came from Latin= Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian.
Ptolemy
an astrologer, made the geocentric theory= the earth being at the center of the universe. The Catholic church used this in their philosophy.
Shabbat
Jewish Day of Rest (from friday sundown to saturday sundown)
Covenant
A promise
King Solomon
Wise king, builds fabulous temple.
Inflation
Value of money goes down but prices still rise
Livy
Wrote inaccurate/mythologic history of Rome
Ovid
Wrote the metamorphosis
Abraham
Founding father of Jews
Oduacer
Banishes Romulus August (last roman emperor) who was 14, western empire falls, then east (Byzantine) falls in 1453.
Torah
Jewish Bible, Old Testament= 5 books
Heretics
People who disagreed with church's policies but were still Christian.
Rosh Hashana
Jewish New Year
Talmud
A record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history.
Catacombs
Underground tunnels or caves that people practiced Christianity in.
Bread and Circus
Free shows where romans could also receive free food
Virgil
Wrote the Aenid
Tacitus
Wrote the accurate history of Rome
Nicene Creed
Cardinals talked about things to put into words
Issac
The miracle son of Abraham and Sarah
Hagaar
Abraham's maid that sarah asks him to have a child with.
Bishop
Higher ranking priest

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