The Republic Struggles
Augustus called himself this term, meaning first citizen.
Princep
This term means Chosen One.
Messiah
This term refers to a blend of both Greek and Roman cultures.
Greco-Roman
These types of wars raged during the decline of the empire.
Civil wars.
This term means a narrow body of water connecting two bigger bodies of water.
Strait
This term means Roman Peace.
Pax Romana
This term means stories with a moral.
Parables
This term is Latin for swordsman, meaning to entertain people by fighting others.
Gladiator
This emperor divided the Roman Empire into East and West.
Diocletion
These two denominations were prevalent in the Byzantine Empire.
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Aqueducts were used to transport water over land to the cities. They would transport water underground to prevent the water from __________.
Evaporating
In the early days of Christianity, this was the only official text that Christians could teach from.
The Hebrew Bible
What was the difference between Greek and Roman mosaics?
Greek mosaics would idealize their subjects while Roman mosaics would depict their people as the were in real life.
Wars are expensive, emperors did this to help pay for the wars.
Raised taxes.
These five regions were hosts of the Patriarchs.
Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, Alexandria.
True or False: Inflation will make your money worth more?
False
What is the "Golden Rule?"
Do unto others as you would have them do to you.
Juvenal mocked Roman life. His style of art was known as...
Satire
Constantine created New Rome in this modern day country.
Turkey
1. Visitors were impressed by the culture and took the ideas home with them.
2. Culture was spread by Eastern Orthodox Missionaries.
What is meant by "All roads lead to Rome?"
Rome was the capital and all roads in the empire would lead you to Rome. The main purpose was the speed up military travel.
Why would the Jewish people see the Romans as intruders on their land?
They were living the "promised land" given to them by God. God was the ruler over life and Romans saying they rule the land was an intrusion over God's will.
People like Cicero and Virgil were versed in the art of giving speeches known as...
Oratory
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Why is the path to rule of Justinian and Theodora considered unusual?
Both were from lower classes and they rose through the ranks. Justinian was a farmer who gained favor of his uncle, who was his predecessor, and Theodora was a peasant.