History Alive: The Medieval World and Beyond Legacy Of The Roman Empire

An empire, that, at it's height, around 117 C.E; spanned the whole of Mediterranean world, from northern Africa to the Scottish border, from Spain to Syria

Human creations intended to express beauty and convey messages

The art of designing buildings

The science of building structures and the like

The means of verbal and written communication, an aspect of culture

The study of wisdom, knowledge, and the nature of reality

A legal system

A membership in a community

A painting on a wall

A picture made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone

A picture painted on the moist plaster of a wall or ceiling

An arched structure used to hold up a ceiling or a roof

A roof shaped like a half-circle or a hemisphere

A large and important church

A pipe or channel built to carry water between distant places

A person trained to write or copy documents by hand

A popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true

curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight

creating figures or designs in three dimensions, create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

an open theater used in ancient Greece and Rome to house contestants and other events

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats.

patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors

first emperor of Rome

the Roman peace

the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages

a war between people of the same country

Northern Tribes who invaded and sacked Rome, Generic term for foreign invaders of a different religion.

a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

branch of Christianity that officially split from Roman Catholicism in the 11th century C.E.; about 10% of all Christians are part of this branch; it's strong in Eastern Europe and Russia

A branch of Christianity based in Rome. The original Christian church.

A principal bishop in the eastern branch of Christianity

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service

a person who has general authority over others

warriors who fought on horseback

people who worked the land or served the nobles

Kings or queens who rule a kingdom

pieces of land given to vassals by their lord

large farm estates of the Middle Ages that were owned by nobles who ruled over the peasants living in the land

people from rich and powerful families

a deep trench usually filled with water that surrounded a castle

Any system of persons or things ranked one above another

a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank

protective covering made of metal and used in combat

courtesy towards women

men of women who were the poorest members of society, peasants who worked the lord's land in exchange for protection

lower class people, working heavy labor, very poor