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pax romana
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'peace of rome'. the golden age c.27-180 ad
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what are curia
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these are rich land owners/powerful elite. they were the key to administration
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describe the roman empire around 180 ad
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it was divided into provinces. the government was in cities. curia were present. 10% of the population was educated and wealthy. the western part of the empire spoke latin. the eastern spoke greek. they were polytheistic
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describe the economy in the peak of the roman empire
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the elite members of society would have a house in the city for work an a place in the country. the food from farmers supported the cities. there were only a few rich, elite men
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Describe Diocletian
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he divided the roman empire into 2. both empires had caesars incase he died.
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describe what Diocletian was responsible for regarding christians
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there was a law against being christian by the end of the 1st century. diocletian was the worst christian prosecuter. these persecutions brought about martyrs, which is the opposite of what diocletian wanted. attacking christians was the highest under diocletian
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when did constantine rule
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306-337 ad
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who is constantine the son of
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constantinius - the caeser of the western empire
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how did constantinople become about
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constantine moved the capital over to the east to byzantine. constantinople is modern day istanbol, turkey
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describe christianity under constantine
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constantine converts to christianity. the edict of milan comes out. allows other gods to still be worshiped if you are not christian
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edict of milan
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313 offers christians to freely practice their religion and to give the confiscated land back to the christians
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nicene creed
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god is god and jesus is the same as god. anyone whos ays otherwise is anathematized. arianism is denounced
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gnostics
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christ was not truly humany, but a divine phantom (no flesh). they were dualists - good world vs. evil world. they are heresys - choose beliefs that are opposed to the standard doctrine of the church
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arian
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leader - arius. believed that jesus was human, but semi-divine; jesus was actually born from a father (jesus was not begotten). he is not the same as god, but literally the son of god
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orthadox
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the trinity. christ was fully human and fully divine (still the belief today). christ came in human flesh. god the father didn't actually create him. the trinity are all made of the same substance
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the theodosian chode
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380. theodosius I declares that orthadox christianity is the state religion. all other religions are illegal
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the latin doctors
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individuals who mix christianity with grecoroman philosophy
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st ambrose
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340-397. he was against arianism. famous for being an orator. bishop of milan. highly educated. 1st to propose ecclesiastical supremacy (that the church leaders are superior to secular leaders)
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jerome
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340-420. educated. wrote the whole bible out in latin to spread christianity
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augustine
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bishop of hippo 354-430. educated. wrote the first autobiography call Confessions. he wasn't christian until he went to hear ambrose speak. wrote the City of God. big proponent of the concept of grace. incorporated the concepts of plato (born with ideas)
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attila the hun
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ruled the huns from 433-453. pushed fromt he east into the western empire. gothic tribes became tributes to him. attacked rome in 452.
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describe the germanic people
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illiterate. violent culture. many are arian christains. their war leader led a comitatus.
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comitatus
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a group of men who father themselves around a war leader. this leader was a ring giver - he gave the group wealth
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wergeld
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the money that had to be paid for compensation for committing a crime.
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alaric the visigoth
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sacked rome in 410. his men came in and killed, raped, plundered
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odovacar
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an ostrogoth. kills the las western emperor in 476.
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theodoric
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493-526. invites odovacar to a peace treaty meeting and kills him. promoted literature and education
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