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Topic 4

TermDefinition
republic government where voters elect officials to represent them
plebeian in Ancient Rome, the minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers
patrician a wealthy, powerful landowner
consul a chief executive officer of the Roman Republic; two elected each year to run the government and the army
triumvirate a group of three people who hold power
dictator an absolute ruler with total power
imperator the Latin word for emperor
patriarch the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church
legion a military unit made up of about 5,000 troops
urbanization where towns and cities become larger as more people move into them
insulae Roman apartments that housed the poor
Gentile a person who is not Jewish
persecuting harassing to cause suffering
monk a man who separates himself from society in order to dedicate himself to God
nun a woman who separates herself from society in order to dedicate herself to God
inflation a rapid increase in prices
Rome city on the Italian peninsula that grew into a republic, then an empire
Western Roman Empire Capital of Rome, spoke Latin, Roman Catholic Church, pope as church leader
Eastern Roman Empire Capital of Constantinople, spoke Greek, Eastern Orthodox Church, patriarch as church leader
Pax Romana Period of "Roman Peace," where Rome expanded and the arts, architecture, and engineering flourished
Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under Theodosius
Germanic tribes They attacked the Western Roman Empire, eventually leading to its collapse in the 400s C.E.
Macedonian Emperors Byzantine emperors from 867-1081 who ruled during a time of prosperity for the empire
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