ancient roman empire
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| Etruscans | lived mostly north of Rome
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| Republic | the people chose some of the officals
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| Patricians | members of the land holding upper class
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| consuls | to supervise the business of government and command the armies
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| dictator | ruler who has complete control over a government
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| Plebeians | farmers, merchants, and artisans who made up most of the population
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| tribunes | the right to elect their own officials
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| veto | block or void laws
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| dominated | had authority over
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| legion | basic military unit
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| imperialism | establishing control over foreign lands or people
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| latifundia | wealthy families bought up huge farming estates
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| Tiberius | young plebeians, brother Gaius Graacchus, attempted to reform
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| Gaius Gracchus | young plebeians, brother Tiberius, attemped to reform
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| Julius Caesar | an ambitious military commander
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| Suppressing | using force to put an end to something
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| Augustus | the title given to Octavian
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| Census | population count
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| Hadrian | codified Roman law, making same for all providences
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| Virgil | poet, tried to show that Rome's past was a heroic as that of Greece
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| Satirize | make fun of roman society
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| mosaic | a picture made from chips of colored stone or glass
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| Engineering | application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines
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| aqueducts | bridge-like stone structures that carried water from hills to roman cities
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| Ptolemy | proposed theory that the Earth was the center of the universe
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| messiah | anointed king sent by God
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| apostles | "a person sent forth"
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| Paul | a Jew from Asia Minor, played most influential role in the spread of Christianity
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| Complied | obey or conform to something
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| martyrs | people who suffer or die for their beliefs
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| Constantine | emperor who issued the Edict of Milan
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| clergy | group of people who conduct Christian services.
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| bishop | a high Church official responsible for everyone in his diocese.
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| patriarch | exercised authority over all other bishops
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| heresies | beliefs to say to be contrary to Official Church teachings
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| Augustine | bishop of Hippo in North America
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| Diocletian | emperor, set out to restore order
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| inflation | the rapid rise of prices
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| Constantinople | new capital at the centuries-old city Byzantium
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| Huns | migrating from central Asia toward eastern Europe
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| mercenaries | foreign soldiers serving for pay
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| prestige | the power to impress or influence because of success or wealth
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