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Chapter 2: The Expansion and Fall of Rome (Part 2)

TUESDAY
Chapter 2 Crossword Puzzle
Use the vocabulary words to complete the crossword puzzle (ON BACK)
Republic
Justinian Code
Augustus
Schism
Empire
Roman Catholic
Emperor
Orthodox
Christianity
Mosaic
Constantine
Stoicism
Clovis
Aqueduct
Byzantine Empire
Justinian
ACROSS
2. a legal code, prepared under the direction of the
Byzantine emperor Justinian that regulated much of
Byzantine life.
5. the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire from A.D.
527 to 565, who ruled with this wife, Theodora, and
reconquered lost territories fro the empire.
6. the first emperor of Rome, who ruled from 27 B.C.
to A.D. 14 and greatly expanded the size and
influence of the Roman Empire.
9. the Eastern Roman Empire, which was ruled from
Constantinople and from the 4th century to the 15th
century.
13. a form of government in which power rests with
the citizens, who vote in order to elect leaders.
14. an official split between two groups.
15. a group of different cultures or territories led by a
single all-powerful ruler.
16. a leader of the Franks, who conquered the Roman
province of Gaul in A.D. 486 and later established a
large and powerful Frankish kingdom.

DOWN
1. relating to the Christian church of the West that is
under the authority of the pope.
3. a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
4. the Roman emperor from A.D. 306 to 337, who
ended the persecution of Christians and moved the
capital of the empire to Byzantium (later known as
Constantinople).
7. a structure designed to bring fresh water into a city
or town.
8. a Greek philosophy that stressed the importance of
virtue, duty, and endurance and was especially
influential in ancient Rome.
10. the ruler of empire.
11. relating to the Christian church that developed in
the Byzantine Empire and is not under the authority
of the pope.
12. a picture made out of many small colored tiles
or pieces of glass.

WEDNESDAY
Read pages 58-63
Roman Code
a) Imagine you have become the new Emperor/Empress of the Roman Empire.
b) Write 12 rules to protect the rights of all Roman citizens.
c) Make the paper look old using coffee or tea.
THURSDAY
Read pages 66-71
Roman Mosaic
a) Pick a design
b) Cut colored paper to color the design OR color the design using marker or colored pencils.