Lesson 3 Vocab

Roman emperor who, in 330 C.E., moved the capital to Byzantium and later renamed it Constantinople

• Proverb

• Constantine

• Corruption

a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government

• empire

• mosaic

• Philosophy

a pattern of illegal or immoral activities by government officials

• Proverb

• corruption

• decline

an empire that, at its height, around 200 C.E., spanned the Mediterranean world and most of Europe

• Constantine

• Aqueduct

• Roman Empire

a pipe or raised channel built to carry water over a long distance

• Aqueduct

• Philosophy

• Proverb

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

• Aqueduct

• decline

• mosaic

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

• Constantine

• Proverb

• Philosophy

a popular saying meant to express something wise or true

• Proverb

• Philosophy

• corruption

a slow breakdown or failure

• Roman EEmpire

• decline

• corruption