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Fall of Rome Vocabulary

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  • Q1
    The first Roman emperor, he was originally named Octavian. He was Julius Caesar's adopted son.
    Augustus
    30s
  • Q2
    People who can participate in government.
    citizens
    30s
  • Q3
    A human-made channel that carries water from distant places.
    aqueducts
    30s
  • Q4
    The emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two halves.
    Diocletian
    30s
  • Q5
    The first Christian emperor, he briefly reunited the two halves of the Roman Empire, and he moved the capital to Constantinople.
    Constantine
    30s
  • Q6
    Frankish king, he built a huge kingdom in Gaul.
    Clovis
    30s
  • Q7
    Leader of the Huns, he led invasions of Constantinople, Greece, Gaul, and northern Italy and was greatly feared by the Romans.
    Attila
    30s
  • Q8
    The decay of people's values. Often associated with lying or cheating.
    corruption
    30s
  • Q9
    Emperor of the eastern Roman Empire, he organized all Roman laws. He also reconquered much of the Mediterranean and built Hagia Sophia.
    Justinian
    30s
  • Q10
    Justinian's wife, she helped her husband rule.
    Theodora
    30s
  • Q11
    The society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western Roman Empire.
    Byzantine Empire
    30s
  • Q12
    Pictures made with pieces of colored stone or glass.
    mosaics
    30s
  • Q13
    Has to do with government and influence on government decisions; the science of government
    Politics
    30s
  • Q14
    To influence decision making in government
    Political
    30s
  • Q15
    About production and consumption of goods and services.
    Economic
    30s

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