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chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| it when elected officials governed the state | republic |
| in the early days of the republic, the heads of a few aristocratic families,known as ---- | patricians |
| it means common people | plebeians |
| it means to ban | veto |
| it means central square | forum |
| it means political structure | constitution |
| a body of 300 members who advised elected officials | senate |
| when the king of rome was thrown out, his place was taken by two magistrates | consuls |
| an office that gave its holder nearly unlimited power but could only be held for six mouths | dictator |
| it means rule of three men | triumvirate |
| the roman peace. several essential traits | pax romana |
| rich citizens usually had a city home and a country home | villa |
| where chariot races took place | circuses |
| it means family father | paterfamilias |
| they paid particular respect to the priests | augurs |
| man made channels used to bring water to the cities | aqueducts |
| several languages, called romance languages, it developed from ---- | latin |
| a form of law based on a written code of laws | civil law |
| over time the teachings of jesus of nazarethdevolped into a new religion | christianity |
| a spirtual leader | messiah |
| it means followers | disciples |
| among thosee who worked to spread jesus's message were 12 disciples whom jesus had specially chosen | apostles |
| its people who die for their faith and thus inspire others to believe | martyrs |
| part of the growing complexity came from the development of ceremonies that inspired peoples faith | eucharist |
| it means a christian church | bishopits |
| they are called bishops of rome | popes |
| it a dramatic rise in prices | inflation |