Chapter 8 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| in the Roman Empire, an official in charge of a province | procurator |
| church leaders | clergy |
| regular members of a church | laity |
| an epidemic (widespread) disease | plague |
| a rapid increase in prices | inflation |
| a person sent out to carry a religious message | missionary |
| "money for a man," a fine to be paid based on the value of the person in the event of injury or death | wergild |
| a means of determining guilt in Germanic law by using a physical trial in which the accused was considered innocent if unharmed | ordeal |
| He divided the Roman empire into two halves | Diocletian |
| He created a new capital for the Roman Empire at Constantinople | Constantine |
| He accepted Christianity in 312, thus making it a major religion in the Roman Empire | Constantine |
| He became emperor of the Carolingians in the year 800 | Charlemagne |
| These people were followers of Jesus who helped to spread his teachings after his death | apostles |
| He taught of the Golden Rule and to love God above all else | Jesus Christ |
| After the Romans conquered Jewish lands, this happened | revolts |
| These two men were key apostles who helped spread Jesus' teachings | Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus |
| These were written down between A.D. 40 and A.D. 100 | the gospels |
| The Romans persecuted these people because of their different beliefs and Nero blaming them for the Great Fire of Rome | Christians |
| This religion appealed to all classes, helping it to spread | Christianity |
| The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ended in this century | 4th century A.D. |
| This contributed to a significant loss in population and decline in the economy | plague |
| Constantinople is the modern-day city of _____ | Istanbul, Turkey |
| He became the emperor of the Byzantine Empire in 527 | Justinian |
| Justinian's most significant contribution to the Byzantine Empire what this | codification of Roman law |
| This Germanic group controlled much of modern-day Spain | Visigoths |
| This Germanic group conquered most of Great Britain | Angles and Saxons |
| This man set up the rules for monastic life | Benedict |
| This was the key social bond in Germanic societies | family |
| He was the most powerful of the Carolingian emperors | Charlemagne |
| This was a Frankish dynasty started by Charles Martel | Carolingian |
| A renewed interest in learning and the Classics took place during this | The Carolingian Renaissance |
| In 1054, this happened between the Roman and Eastern Orthodox churches | schism (split) |
| This group defeated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 | Seljuk Turks |
| The Romans conquered Jewish lands in this century | 1st century A.D. |
| Diocletian split the Roman Empire in this year | 284 A.D. |
| Constantine accepted Christianity in this year | 312 A.D. |
| Justinian became emperor of the Byzantine empire in this year | 527 A.D. |
| Charlemagne was crowned emperor by the pope in this year | 800 A.D. |
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Mrs. Marquardt
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