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- Diocletian divided the empire in half, keeping the eastern part under his control and appointing a ruler for the western half.
- known for bravery and persistence of soldiers
- The goal of life is to give glory and praise to God
- Christians were praised by Diocletian for worshiping God rather than the false gods of Rome.
- Theodosius I divided the empire, and the western part fell to barbarians.
- The Roman Empire was strengthened when Diocletian put assistant rulers over each half.
- False teaching divided the Roman Catholic Church
- The Roman Empire was weakened by soldiers giving allegiance to their officers rather than to the empire.
- As Rome expanded, wealthy people gained power by buying the votes of plebeians.
- gained wealth from trading with other people
- came under the control of tyrants who ruled with absolute authority
- The island of Crete is part of Greece
- had large palaces that reflected wealthy and artistic people
- their civilization ended when invaders conquered their fortresses
- The Persian Wars affected the Greek cultivation by buildings being destroyed, Athens burned, and the economy and military weakend
- After the Pertain Wars, Sparta and other city states formed the Delian League
- modern day Greece has more landmass than ancient Greece
- Sparta and other city states formed the Peloponnesian League
- They lived in overcrowded wooden apartment buildings that often burned or collapsed. To keep people from rebelling, the government began to provide "bread and circuses"
- What rising Power to the North became a threat to Greece?