The Expansion and Fall of Rome

Soc. St. Bk 2; Ch. 2

republic

a form of government in which people vote for their

leaders

Augustus

*the first emperor of Rome

*also known as Octavian

*Julius Caesar’s adopted son

empire

a group of cultures or territories lead by a single all-powerful ruler

empe

ror

the ruler of an empire

Christianity

a religion based on the life and teachings of

Jesus

Constantinea Roman emperor

who moved the empire’s capital to

Byzantium

he ended all attacks on Christians

allowing them to worship freely

Clovis

leader of the Franks

conquered the Roman province of Gaul and founded his own kingdom

Byzantine Empire

the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of

the Western Empire

Justinian I

the ruler of the Byzantine

Empire from 527 to 565

Justinian Code

a legal code developed during the rule of Emperor Justinian

schi

sm

an official split

between two

groups

In this case, the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches

the Christian church of the

West

Roman Catholic

Orthodox

related to the Christian

church of the East

mosaic

a picture made out of

small colored tiles or pieces of

glass

Stoicism

a philosophy that stressed the importance of virtue, duty, and endurance

a structure designed to bring fresh water into a city or town aqueduct