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chapter 6 vocab (smw
chapter 6 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| republic | a new type of govenment |
| patricians | elected officials from among themselves |
| plebians | didnt like war |
| veto | something that bans a certain law |
| forum | 12 large bronze tablets stating the law |
| constitution | political structure |
| senate | a body of three hundred members |
| consuls | cheif executives |
| dictator | someone with nearly unlimited power |
| triumvirate | Rule of three men |
| pax romana | the peace |
| villa | a city home, and a country home |
| circuses | where chariot races took place |
| paterfamilias | family father |
| augurs | preists who could read bird signs |
| aqueducts | man made channels |
| latin | the language of rome |
| civil law | bases on a written law |
| christianity | the beliaf of jesus |
| messiah | a spiritual leader |
| apostles | were the earliest christian mercenaries |
| martyrs | people who die for their fauth |
| eucharist | held in emorie of jesus's last supper |
| bishop | emerged to oversee church affairs |
| popes | peters spiritual heirs |
| inflation | dramatic rise in prices |