Vocab words for 7th Grade SS - Ch. 11 Rome & Christianity
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| Cicero | orator who said Romans should give control of government back to the Senate
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| orator | a public speaker
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| Julius Caesar | the greatest general in Roman history
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| Augustus | Caesar's adopted son, defeated Anthony and Cleopatra
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| provinces | the areas outside of Italy that the Romans controlled
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| currency | money
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| Pax Romana | the Roman Peace, a peaceful period in Rome's history
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| aqueduct | a raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
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| Ovid | a poet who wrote about Roman mythology
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| Romance languages | the languages that developed from Latin
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| civil law | a legal system based on a written code of laws
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| agreement | a decision reached by two or more people or groups
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| Christianity | religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
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| Jesus of Nazareth | founder of Christianity
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| Messiah | leader Jews believed would return and restore the greatness of Israel
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| Bible | the holy book of Christianity
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| crucifixion | a type of execution that involved being nailed to a cross
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| Resurrection | Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead three days after his death
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| disciples | followers
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| Apostles | the 12 disciples whom Jesus chose to receive special teaching
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| Paul of Tarsus | disciple whose letters defined Christianity as separate from Judaism
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| martyrs | people who die for their religious beliefs
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| persecution | punishing people for their beliefs
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| Constantine | Roman emperor who became a Christian
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| Diocletian | emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two parts
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| Attila | fearsome Hun leader who attacked Rome's eastern empire
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| corruption | decay in people's values
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| Justinian | last ruler of the Roman Empire
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| Theodora | Justinian's wife, a wise woman who advised her husband during his reign
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| Byzantine Empire | civilization that developed in the eastern Roman Empire
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| efficient | productive and not wasteful
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