Week 1 Vocab.
Money
What is currency?
the leader of the church in Rome
Who is the Bishop of Rome?
Groups from Northen Europe who migrated into former Roman lands
What are Germanic tribes?
a soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
What is a mercenary?
a general rise in prices and fall in the value of money
What is inflation?
a ruler who has absolute power
What is a dictator?
A gradual and continuous loss of strength, stability, or prosperity
What is decline?
a country or territory ruled by a king or queen
What is a kingdom?
the entry of armed forces into another country to conquer it
What is invasion?
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power
What is corruption?
Roman Peace
What is Pax Romana?
A smaller religious group that has separated from a larger established religion
What is a sect?
the title of Russian Emperor
What is a Czar?
The Common People of ancient Rome
Who are plebians?
A human made raised channel that carries water from distant places
What are aquaducts?
A legal system based on a written code of laws
What is civil law?
A person who is killed or suffers greatly because of their religious faith or beliefs
What is a martyr?
movement of people from one region to another
What is migration?
a tribe that sacked Rome in 410 CE and settled in Spain
What are Visigoths?
A body of followers
What are retinues?
The two most powerful officials in Rome
What are consuls?
harsh treatment, punishment, or killing of people because of their beliefs, religion, or identity
What is persecution?
Emperors who expanded the Byzantine Empire and reformed its legal system
Who were the Justinians?
A tribe that ruled Italy after the fall of the Western Empire
Who are the Ostrogoths?
Religious images painted on wood
What are icons?