| A | B |
|---|
| According to Roman law attitude toward an accused person | presumed innocent until proven guilty |
| Right of an accused person | face the accuser and offer a defense |
| How guilt had to be established | through evidence |
| expectations of Roman judges | interpret the laws and make fair decisions |
| Groups that copied Roman law | Europeans and United States |
| Roman attitude toward other religions | People could worship as they pleased as long as they honored Roman gods and acknowledge divine spirit of the emperor |
| name for a religion that worships one god | monotheistic |
| monotheism | Jews |
| Romans did this after conquering Judea | excused the Jews from worshipping the Roman gods |
| feeling that began to arise in Rome towards Christians | Mistrusted because they refused to sacrifice to the emperor or honor Roman gods |
| name for Christians who were killed | martyrs |
| name for the followers of Christ | apostles |
| how early Christianity spread | Disciples began to preach throughout the Roman world |
| First Christians | Jews who accepted what the disciples said |
| person responsible for spreading Christianity beyond the Jewish community | Paul |
| name for a particular Christian area | Diocese |
| Person responsible for all Christians in a diocese | Bishop |
| Name for a bishop who grew to have power over other bishops | Patriarch |
| Name for the different levels of power within the Christian community | Hierarchy |
| Political problem toward end of Pax Romana | Emperors frequently overthrown or assassinated |
| Economic problem towards end of Pax Romana | taxes to suport the army became too high |
| Fate of poor farmers at end of Pax Romana | forced to live and work on wealthy estates |
| Result of over cultivation | Farmland lost its productivity |
| Reformer who divided the empire into two parts to make it easier to govern | Diocletian |
| Diocletian | tried to increace the prestige of the emperor |
| fixed prices to stop inflation | Diocletian |
| term that describes the rapid rise in prices | inflation |
| Diocletian | established laws to ensure steady production of food and products |
| Continued Diocletian's reforms | Constantine |
| Constantine | helped the rapid growth of Christianity through toleration |
| Built a new capital in the eastern part of the empire | Constantine |
| Name of the new capital in the east | Constantinople |
| Germanic group which eventually conquered Roman empire | Huns |
| Military cause for decline and fall | germanic invasions |
| weakening of the Roman legions | military cause for fall of empire |
| Political causes of decline & fall | corrupt officials, divided empire, government oppession |
| Economic causes for decline & fall | heavy taxes & decrease in population |
| Social cause for decline & fall | erosion of traditional values |
| self-serving upper class | Social cause of decline & fall |
| "bread & circuses" | term for ignoring important problems |
