World Civ: Rome, Greece, Byzantium

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  1. 4. This was the name of the Eastern Half of the Roman Empire
  2. 6. government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives
  3. 7. Happiness can only be achieved when people gain inner peace and controlling emotions
  4. 11. a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizen have the right to vote
  5. 12. Defended the Roman Empire against North and South invaders, wrote the Meditations
  6. 13. This code served as the legal basis for criminal justice, marriage, property, in the Byzantine Empire
  7. 14. a social class of wealthy, powerful landowners who formed the ruling class in Rome
  8. 16. This was the Empress of the Byzantine empire, met with and wrote to foreign leaders
  9. 18. After the fall of Rome the Western half of Europe fell into this time period of no progress or education
  10. 19. a philosophical belief that happiness is the chief goal in life
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  1. 1. A social class made up of minor landholders, merchants, farmers
  2. 2. This era was the age of Alexander the Great
  3. 3. A fortified gathering place at the top of a hill that was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings
  4. 5. Meaning Exalted One, ablest emperor of Rome
  5. 6. Split the Roman Empire into 2 halves
  6. 8. In early Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market
  7. 9. Supported Christianity in the eastern half of the roman empire
  8. 10. a form of government in which a select group of people exercised control
  9. 15. a group of three leaders who whole all power together in Rome
  10. 17. One of the most impressive Cathedrals built in the Byzantine Empire