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The Roman Language used Greek in the eastern part and Latin in the west. At one time it looked like Rome would use Greek all over. That ended in about 100 ad.

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What became the roman empire after it was divided into two parts?

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What were the 2 divisions of Christianity during Roman times?

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Which two neighboring civilizations influenced the early culture of the region?

Numerous important Ancient Civilizations developed in the Middle East. The most famous two were the Ancient Egyptians and the various Mesopotamian Civilizations (like the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, the Neo-Assyrians, and the Neo-Babylonians, etc.). There were also the Persian and Mede Empires, the Hittite and Lydian Anatolian civilizations, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Greek City States, the Israelites (divided between Israel and Judah), and the Arameans.


What were Charlemagne's two goals?

Charlemagne's two main goals were to spread Christianity & to rule the roman empire (:


What common feature did the Western Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church share?

There were two main form of Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Latin or Western Church was the main form in the western part of the empire and the Greek or Eastern Church was the main form in the eastern part. Later these two churches came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. Therefore, what later came to be called Catholicism was the form of Christianity practiced in the western part of the Roman Empire.


What Two things that the Italians inherited from the ancient Romans were?

Two things that the Italians have inherited from the Romans are language and religion. Italian is a romance language; that is, a language derived from Vulgar Latin (a mixture of Latin and local languages). Catholicism developed in the Roman days. Originally it was called Latin or Western Christianity and was the main religion of the western part of the Roman Empire. Greek or Eastern Christianity was the main religion of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Later it came to be called Orthodox Christianity.


What became the roman empire after it was divided into two parts?

The Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.


Where did roman languages originate?

When the Indo Europeans came and formed the Ancient Roman province Latium, they (the Indo Europeans and the natives) merged the two languages to form Latin


How were Charlemagne's empire like the old Roman empire similar?

No similarities. The Roman Empire was an ancient empire and the Carolingian Empire was a medieval one and therefore related to two totally different societies. The only thing was that Latin was the language of the church, bureaucrats and intellectuals.


What were the 2 divisions of Christianity during Roman times?

The two main churches in the Roman Empire were Latin or Western Christianity, which was the main church in the western part of the empire, and Greek or Eastern Christianity, which was the main church in the eastern part of the empire. Later they came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. There were also dissident Christian doctrines and churches. The main one was Arian Christianity, which was popular around the Roman Empire and with the Germanic peoples who invaded the western part Roman Empire (the Vandals, Sueves, Alans and Burgundians) and the Visigoths and Ostrogoths. It was a major challenge to mainstream Christianity (the two churches mentioned above). Within the Empire, this challenge was ended through persecution.


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When Christianity spread around the Roman Empire it developed two main churches; Eastern part Greek and Western or Latin. The former was the main church in the eastern part of the empire and the latter the main one in the western part. Later they came to be called Orthodox and Catholic respectively.


What common feature did the Western Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church share  ?

There were two main form of Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Latin or Western Church was the main form in the western part of the empire and the Greek or Eastern Church was the main form in the eastern part. Later these two churches came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. Therefore, what later came to be called Catholicism was the form of Christianity practiced in the western part of the Roman Empire.


Who divide the roman empire into two?

Diocletian divided the empire