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Rome Chapter 6 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic | in which elected officials governed the state. |
| Patricians | elected officials from among themselves. |
| Plebeians | challenged the patricians for power. |
| Veto | laws that seem harmful . |
| Forum | central square. |
| Constitution | political Structure . |
| Senate | a body of 300 members |
| Dictator | a office that gave its holder unlimited power . |
| Bishop | the most important official of the early christian church . |
| Popes | bishops of Rome. |
| Apostles | 12 disciples . |
| Christianity | the teaching of jesus of nazareth developed into a new religion . |
| Disciples | Followers |
| Diocletian | emperor who took power in 284 . |
| Inflation | a dramatic rise in prices . |
| Attila | the leader of the hun's . |
| Eucharist | ceremony of jesus last supper . |
| martyrs | People who died for their faith |
| Civil Law | A form of law based on a written code of laws . |
| Latin | the language of Rome . |
| Aqueducts | Man made channels used to bring water to the cities . |
| Circuses | where chariot races took place . |
| Pax Romana | the roman peace . |
| Triumvirate | Rule of three men . |
| Lucius Cornelius Sulla | who became consul in 88 BC. |
| Gaius Marius | Was Elected consul in 107 BC |
| Ptolemy | synthesized the knowledge of others in a single theory . |
| Paterfamilias | family father or oldest living male . |
| Revenue | Money that a government uses to pay public programs . |
| Jesus Of Nazareth | considered to be the messiah . |