| A | B |
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| What Rome has contributed to western civilizaiton | Mythological symbols, metaphors, words, and idealized images |
| Another name for Eastern Roman Empire | Byzantine Empire |
| Official teachings of a bishop as established by early church councils | doctrine |
| He spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire and was the second founder of Christianity | Paul |
| 200 years of peace and prosperity under the Roman empire | Pax Romana |
| Rome's official language | Latin |
| Wrote the Aeneid, an epic poem glorifying Rome | Virgil |
| To trade one item for another | barter |
| declared Christianity the official religion of Rome | Theodosius |
| Egyptian astronomer who believed the earth was the center of the solar system | Ptolemy |
| increased emphasis on family, return of stability to Social classesa | Social impacts of Pax Romana |
| Germanic tribes who attacked Rome's borders | barbarians |
| Main unifying force in western Europe after fall of Rome | Christian Church |
| Romance languages | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French |
| First Roman emperor to convert to Christianity | Constantine |
| Disciples followed him | Jesus |
| His rule began the Pax Romana | Augustus Caesar |
| Christian church in late Roman Empire | Christian Church was moral authority, hierarchy in Catholic church, Loyalty to church more important than to emperor |
| Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire who move capital to Byzantium | Constantine |
| Roman principle of law used in US | innocent until proven guilty |
| date for the fall of Rome | 476 AD |
| Christian part of the Bible | New Testament |
| Uniform rule of law | entire Roman Empire had the same laws |
| Led the Huns at the battle of Chalons | Attila |
| Why Loss of population important | fewer to fight, fewer to farm, fewer to be taxed |
| architectural feature of most Roman buildings | arches |
| Roots of Christianity in this religion | Judaism |
| Persecuted by the Romans because of religious beliefs conflicted with Polytheistic Romans | Christians |
| Apostle who became a Christian missionary | Peter |
| during this Rome expanded and solidified its empire | Pax Romana |
| 2 parts of New Testament | Gospels, letters of Paul |
| Series of capable emperors who ruled during Pax Romana | Five Good Emperors |
| Beliefs of Christianity | monotheism, Jesus was son of God, life after death |
| Basic unit of Roman army | legion |
| widespread outbreak of a disease | plague |
| Main road between southern Italy and Rome | Appian Way |
| New name of Byzantium as capital of Roman Empire | Constantinople |
| Economic impacts of Pax Romana | Safe travel and trade, empire prosperous, uniformsystem of money |
| Political impacts of Pax Romana | development of uniform rule of law, beginning of civil service |
| Why Rome fell | economic weaknesses, Roman cities decline, moral decay, military deteriorated |
| Roman army recruited these | mercenaries, barbarians |
| Economic reasons for fall of Rome | inflation, devaluation of Roman coins |
