a country that does not have a king or emperor as its leader.

an assembly that governed the Roman republic. the members came from the richest and most important roman families.

most important administrator and army general in the roman republic.

the right to stop a decision being put into effect.

empire covering a large area that existed roughly from 300 BC to 1450 AD. when the the empire was at its biggest in around 200 AD, it covered parts of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

citizen ship rights (for the romans)

Roman citizens had certain special rights such as the right not to be sentenced without a trail.

a long period of peace and calm in the first and second centuries AD (literally 'roman peace')

group of peoples who originally lived in what are now Germany and the Netherlands. Examples include the Frisians and the Batavians.

the part of the roman empire that was governed from Italy from the fourth century AD and collapsed in 467

a war between groups inside a country.

the part of the roman empire that was governed from Constantinople from the fourth century AD. this empire survived until 1453.

mass migration of peoples from northern to eastern Europe to the south and west (in the fourth and fifth centuries AD)

the religion of the Jews, a people that believes in one god.

belief in one god, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.

the holy book of the Christians.

the highest-ranked administrator in the Christian (Catholic) Church

1) building where Christians come together to pray 2)(with capital C) all Christian believers and their administrators.

a number of centuries or years that belong together (such as the time of hunters and farmers or the time of the Greeks and Romans.

the way in which people say what year something happened in.

determining as precisely as possible when something happened.

a number of centuries that belong together (such as prehistory or Antiquity).

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Term	Definition
republic	a country that does not have a king or emperor as its leader.
senate	an assembly that governed the Roman republic. the members came from the richest and most important roman families.
consul	most important administrator and army general in the roman republic.
veto right	the right to stop a decision being put into effect.
roman empire	empire covering a large area that existed roughly from 300 BC to 1450 AD. when the the empire was at its biggest in around 200 AD, it covered parts of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
citizen ship rights (for the romans)	Roman citizens had certain special rights such as the right not to be sentenced without a trail.
dictator	someone who rules alone.
emperor	ruler of the roman empire.
pax Romana	a long period of peace and calm in the first and second centuries AD (literally 'roman peace')
Germanic people	group of peoples who originally lived in what are now Germany and the Netherlands. Examples include the Frisians and the Batavians.
western roman empire	the part of the roman empire that was governed from Italy from the fourth century AD and collapsed in 467
a civil war	a war between groups inside a country.
eastern roman empire	the part of the roman empire that was governed from Constantinople from the fourth century AD. this empire survived until 1453.
great migration	mass migration of peoples from northern to eastern Europe to the south and west (in the fourth and fifth centuries AD)
Judaism	the religion of the Jews, a people that believes in one god.
monotheism	belief in one god.
Christianity	belief in one god, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
bible	the holy book of the Christians.
pope	the highest-ranked administrator in the Christian (Catholic) Church
church	1) building where Christians come together to pray 2)(with capital C) all Christian believers and their administrators.
age	a number of centuries or years that belong together (such as the time of hunters and farmers or the time of the Greeks and Romans.
calendar	the way in which people say what year something happened in.
dating	determining as precisely as possible when something happened.
period	a number of centuries that belong together (such as prehistory or Antiquity).
century	one hundred years.

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