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A person who makes speeches, like the famous Roman senator, Cicero.
Orator
Books about the life of Jesus written by his disciples
Gospels
This led to a bad economy and decline of Rome.
inflation and unemployment
This emperor brought the Byzantine empire to its largest size ever through conquest.
Justinian
Augustus came to power after bringing an end to these.
Civil Wars
Jesus was part of this religion.
Judaism
Rome did not have a system for choosing the next emperor which led to this.
Lots of civil wars
In the Byzantine empire they spoke this language
Greek
In the Roman Empire, they spoke this language
Latin
A Christian tradition of eating bread and drinking water/wine at church
Communion/Sacraments
This type of trade is often safer, faster, and cheaper than other forms of trade.
Sea Trade
Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire
The emperor
The reign of Augustus began this 200-year era of Roman Peace.
Pax Romana
These people, such as Peter and Paul, spread Christianity throughout the Roman world.
Jesus' disciples
Last "tipping point" that caused Rome to fall
invasions
These people believed using icons was like worshipping objects so they tried to destroy them
Iconoclasts
One thing Augustus did to make trade easier.
- Create a standardized currency
- Build roads
- Create postal system
Leader of the Roman Catholic Church
The Pope
The Roman empire reached its largest size under what emperor?
Trajan
What city was destroyed during this time?
Jerusalem (or Rome by fire)