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Chapter 10

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checks and balances   a system of restrictions that equally distribute power in the government  
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consuls   the two most powerful of the elected officials in the Roman government.  
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a group of up to 6000 soldiers   legions  
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Roman consul that encouraged the unemplyed and poor to join the Roman army as a career   Gaius Marius  
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the legendary Roman/Trojan hero that the Romans trace their ancestry back to.   Aeneas  
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a ruler who has almost absolute power   dictator  
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a council of wealthy and powerful citizens that advised the Roman consuls (Most powerful in the Roman government   Senate  
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to reject or prohibit an action   veto  
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a political system in which the wealthy and powerful are elected to govern the citizens   republic  
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a series of wars between Carthage and Rome   Punic Wars  
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a Carthaginian war general who had a known hate for Rome   Hannibal  
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The greatest Roman military leader in history. He conquered Gaul, made himself dictator for life and was murdered by the Senate   Julius Caesar  
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Languages that developed from Latin   Romance Languages  
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the figure that Christianity is based around   Jesus of Nazareth  
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Leader of the Huns who invaded Constantinople, Gaul and Italy   Attila  
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The decay of people's values   Corruption  
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In Judiasm, a new leader that would appear among the Jews and restore greatness   Messiah  
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In Christianity, Jesus' rise from the dead   Resurrection  
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A public speaker who gave speeches about giving government control back to the senate   Cicero  
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The wife of Justinian who was smart and powerful.   Theodora  
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A Roman Emperor who divided Rome into East/West halves   Diocletian  
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The society that developed in the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the western empire   Byzantine  
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An important Christian figure that helped spread Christianity   Constantine  
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Justinian   the emperor of the eastern Roman empire who established the Byzantine empire  
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