| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Octavian | Real name of Augustus |
| Diocletian | Emperor who established rule by divine right |
| Constantine | Emperor who built a new eastern captital for the Roman Empire |
| Marucus Aurelis | The "good emperor" who built the Pantheon |
| Augustus | Title taken by the first Roman emperor |
| Adrianople | City where Germans defeated the Roman army |
| Constainople I | City built as the new capital of the Roman Empire |
| alaric | Leader of Germanic tribes that invaded Rome |
| Commodus | Emperor killed by his own bodyguard |
| Circus Maximus | Oval arena with a seating capacity of 200.000 people |
| high tarrifs | which of these wasn't true of trade druing Pax Romana |
| establishing the empire as stable and peaceful | Augustus's main aim as emperor was |
| The Rhine and Danube rivers | Under Augustus, the norther boundary of the empire was |
| a census | The population count the Augusts ordered was called |
| a 200-year period of peace for ROme | What was the Pax-Romana? |
| laws needed to be the same throughout the empire | As the empire expanded, Roman law changed because |
| win people's votes | During the republic, Roman politicians sponsered public gmes in order to |
| crowded apartments | Most city dewllers in Rome lived in |
| adopted as heirs | Between 96. and 180 AD., all Roman emperors were |
| Unfair law | Which of these WASN"T a cuase of the fall of the empire? |
| covents | Religious communties for Christian women |
| missionary | Person who spreads relgious beliefs to others |
| gentiles | Term applied to anyone who is nawt Jewish |
| scriptures | Sacred writings of any relgion |
| apostoles | The people chosen by Jesus to spread his teachings |
| abbot | Person who heads a monastary |
| parish | Term for a local church in early Christianity |
| hersey | Doctrines that Church authorites disapproce |
| doicese | Church division made up of several parishes |
| partiarchs | Five leading archbishops in the early Church |
| Palestine | When Jesus began to preach, he traveled in |
| parables | To help ppl understande his teachings, Jesus told them in the form of stories, called |
| save then from Roman rule | the Jew hoped for the coming of a messiah who would |
| be forgiven their sins | Jesus' followers believed that his death and resurrection showed that Christians would |
| non Jews | The apostoble Paul was the first to teach Christianity to |
| The emperor had to be publicily worshiped as a god | Which of these characteristics of the Roman empre hirt, rather than helped, the apread of Chirstianity? |
| Constaine I | The first Roman emperor to become a Christian was |
| the Roman Empire | the organization of the early Christian church was based on |
| archbishop of Rome | When the Christian church split in 1054, the leader accepted by Latin-speaking christians was the |
| establishing rules for monks in monastaries. | A christian scholar named Benedict is rememberd for |
| False | (t,F) The german general who rules Italy after the last Roman empereor was thor. |
| false | (t.f) Wodan was the cheif Germanic god of thunder |
| true | (T,F) Theodoric was the Ostrogoth leader who became ruler of Italy. |
| true | (T,F) the Vandals were the germanic people known for their acts of destruction. |
| false | (t,f)the visigoths were unabble to defeat the Romans in the Battle of Adrianople. |
| emperors chosen by the Eastern Roman empire | After 476, Rome and Italy were Ruled by |
| Romans and Vandals | In order to occupy Spain, the west goths drove out |
| on the balkan peninsula | The original home of the goths were |
| their clan | In germanic society, people gave their greatest loyalt to |
| great hospitatlity | In dealing with strangers, Germans behaved with |
| cheiftan | military leader |
| clan | group based on family ties |
| tunic | coat-like garment |
| ordeal | severe trial |
| Ostrogoths | East Goths |
| Attila | leader of the alled the Asian invaders called Huns |
| vandalsim | willful destruction of property |
| visigoths | west goths |
| weregeld | fine |
| Theodoric | East Goth leader |
| Lothair | Emperor who lost power under the Treaty of Verdum |
| Franks | People whose kingdom became modern germany and france |
| ministrels | traveling entertainers |
| Roland | Warrior of Charlemagne who became a legend |
| Aachen | Capital and center of Charlemagne's empire |
| Sefs | Poor people bound to the land |
| Lombards | germanic people living in central Italy |
| counts | Officials of law courts |
| Pepin | First Frankish king to be annoited by the Pope |
| Rhine | The major river in the territory of the early franks was |
| speak french and become Christians | During Clovi's reign, the franks began to |
| Mayor of the Palace | The title held by Charles Martel was |
| It protected chrisitanity in Europe against the spead of Islam | Why was Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours important? |
| The pope | after Pepin conquered the Lombardds in Italy, their lands were give to |
| lords | The most powerful people in chalemng;s empire were |
| building a Christian Roman Empire in western Europe | Charlemgne;s most important goal was |
| a revival of the arts and an emphasis on learing | Which is the best description of Charlemagne's reign. |
| farmers living in villages on a lord's estate | Most of the people in Charlemagne's kingdom were |
| the land was divided into three unequal sections | What was the effect of the Treaty of Verfum on Chalemgne's empire |
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