Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Diocletian
|
-Ruled Rome from 284-305C.E.
-Tightened up administration of the empire and tried to improve tax collection. |
|
|
Constantine
|
-Ruled Rome from 312-337C.E.
-Set up Constantinople as a second capital city to regulate the eastern half of the empire. -Tried to use religious force of Christianity to unify the empire spiritually. |
|
|
Confucius, Lao-zi, Buddha, and Socrates
|
-Seminal thinkers who arose during this era.
|
|
|
Justinian
|
-Ruled Rome from 527-565C.E.
-Attempted to recapture the whole heritage of Rome. -Unable to hold onto Italy and lost hold of North African provinces. -Issued a compilation of Roman law named after himself. |
|
|
Augustine
|
-Great Christian theologian.
-Bishop in North Africa. |
|
|
Buddha
|
-Central figure of Buddhism.
|
|
|
Jesus Christ
|
-Believed to be, in the Christian religion, the son of God who was sent to earth to redeem human sins.
-Preached the holy word for God. |
|
|
Paul
|
-Guided the Christians, allowing them to see themselves as a new religion.
-Promoted organization within the church. |
|
|
Pope
|
-The Bishop of Rome.
-Name comes from the word "papa". -Leader of the Catholic Church. -Gave the Western Church unusual strength. |
|
|
Benedict
|
-Started a monastery among Italian peasants whom he lured away from the worship of the sun god Apollo.
|
