| A | B |
|---|
| Julius Caesar | declared himself dictator for life |
| Republic | Roman government after Tarquin |
| Crossroads | between Asia and Europe - good for trade |
| Feudalism | land owning nobles run the government |
| Senate | group of Roman citizens who run the government |
| Augustus | First Roman Emperor |
| Pax Romana | 200 year period of peace and prosperity |
| Aqueducts | carry water to Roman towns |
| Colosseum | stadium where gladiators fought |
| Inflation | price of goods go up rapidly |
| Mercenaries | paid fighters -- not loyal to group |
| Constantinople | City that became the capital of the Roman Empire |
| Clovis | Converted to Christianity -- united Franks |
| Battle of Tours | Saved Christianity in the West |
| Learning | Charlemagne promoted and revived... |
| Goths | Germanic tribe scaked Rome in 410 |
| Charlemagne | Created a Christian Empire 800 |
| Battle of Adrianople | Rome loss to Goths -- beginning of end |
| Nika Riots | Uprising where Justinian killed 30,000 people and rebuilt the city |
| Alaric | Goth Leader scaked Rome 410 |
| Latifundia | Large Roman farms / estates |
| Romulus Augustus | Last Roman Emperor in the West |
| Huns | Invaders from Asia |
| Vikings | Raiders from the North brought Disorder |
| Longship | Invention allowed Vikings to raid anywhere |
| Barter | to exchange goods |
| Code of Justinian | written laws -- gave women more rights |
| Twelve Tables | set in bronze -- gave more rights to Plebians |
| Commodus | Assassinated -- throne sold off -- ends Pax Romana |
| Hagia Sophia | Cathedral which showed emperor's power |
| Tiberius Gracchus | give land to the poor |
| Marius | Professional army -- loyal to general |
| Cincinnatus | Civic Duty - gave power back to Rome |
| Counts | Nobles who ruled land in Charlemagne's empire |
| Commodus | Assassinated which led to political chaos |
| Constantine | allowed Christianity and moved the capital |
| Punic Wars | Rome won more land, money, power, and control |
| Bloody Verdict of Verdun | Convert or die - 4,500 saxons beheaded |
| Alaric/Goths | Sack Rome in 410 |
| Nika Riots | Led to Justinian's growth in power |
