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BMMS Rome Ch 15
Question | Answer |
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mercenary | a soldier for hire |
Diocletian | ermperor who intrduced economic reforms and split the empire in half |
absolute ruler | one who has total power |
nomads | people who move from place to place |
barbarian | someone who was primitive or uncivilized |
plunder | to take things by force,to loot |
Byzantinve Empire | the Eastern Roman Empire |
Justinian | emperor who was able to restore order to the Eastern Roman Empire and regain lost territories |
Justinian Code | a uniform code of laws commissioned by Justinian |
Roman Catholic Church | Church of the Western Roman Empire, Catholic means "Universal" |
Eastern Orthodox Church | Church of the Eastern Roman Empire, Orthodox means "holding established beliefs" |
mosaics | picture made from tiny pieces of colored stone or other material |
bas-relief | slightly rasied figures stand out against a flat background |
epic | a long poem about a hero's adventures |
oratory | the art of public speaking |
vaults | an arch that forms a cieiling or roof |
aqueducts | waterway made by people to bring water to cities |