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Global ch 6&10 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | A type of government used by the early Romans, which brought people of different backgrounds together to decide laws |
| Plebeians | Farmers, traders, and merchants who made up the bulk of the population and represented these same people in the senate |
| Patricians | Land owning upper class people who represented these same people in the senate |
| Aqueduct | Bridge like structure that brought water from the hills into the Roman cities |
| Pope | Head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Autocrat | A sole ruler with complete authority, similar to Roman emperors |
| Patriarch | Highest church official in the Orthodox Church |
| Schism | A spirit in a religion that creates a new religion |
| Icons | Holy images (paintings) found in the Christian religion |
| Boyar | Russian landowning nobles that has significant power in early Russia |
| Czar | The Russian word for Caesar, a title given to early Russian leaders |
| Ethnic group | A large group of people who share the same language and cultural heritage |
| Bureaucracy | A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials |
| Mosaics | A style of art that blended different materials to bring scenes from the bible to life |
| Preservation | To keep something in good condition, to maintain |
| Chaos | The absence of order and management |
| Diaspora | The scattering of the Jewish people from their homeland in Palestine |
| Reform | A change made for the better |
| Corruption | The concept of doing so,etching that is opposite of the ideal behavior. Examples include the bribery of public officials of selling ones position for personal advantages |