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WC chpt 6
chapter 6 test
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Etruscans | Ruled central Italy; shared land with Romans; who Romans learned from |
| Laws of the Twelve Tables | laws written on 12 tables for plebeians to understand |
| Jupiter | Roman version of zues |
| Republic | "thing of the people" what Romans called their gov; indirect democracy |
| Patrician | members of land owning upper class |
| consul | supervised business of gov and armies |
| dictator | ruler; complete control of the gov |
| plebeian | farmers, traders and workers who made up bulk of population |
| tribune | elected offical by plebeians |
| veto | block or reject an idea |
| Latins | Ancestors of the Romans |
| legion | basic military unit of 5,000 men |
| Julius Ceaser | took over; reformed too much and enemies killed him; public works for jobless, granted more citizenships, Julius calander |
| Pax Romana | period of peace in Rome |
| Circus Maximus | Romes largest racecourse |
| imperialism | establishing control over foreign lands and people; used policy for conquering |
| province | lands under Roman rule |
| latifundia | huge estates brought up by wealthy people |
| census | population count |
| Greco-Roman civilization | blending of greek, Hellenisitic, and roman traditions |
| Virgil | poet; wrote Aeneid, epic- showed Romes heroism and partioism |
| Livy | historian who sought for partiotic feelings |
| Pantheon | most famous dome, dedicated to all gods, stands in Rome |
| Galen | Greek doctor; insisted on expiraments to prove a conclusion |
| civil law | applied to citizens |
| law of nations | applied to all under Roman rule |
| satirized | make fun of; Roman poet satirized Rome; Hores, Juvinal and Martial |
| Mosaic | picture made of colored chips and glass |
| engineering | the application of science and math to develop useful structures and machines |
| aqueduct | bridge like stone structures; brought water from hills to the city |
| constantine | emperor; granted toleration to christans and also built a new capital |
| huns | nomadic people who migrated through Asia and conquered Europe |
| visigoths | Germanic people who fled to Rome for safety from the huns |
| Attila | Hun leader; embarked on a savage campagin across Europe; Huns pushed people into Rome |
| Alaric | Visigoth general who overran Italy and plundered Rome |
| Odoacer | German leader; ousted Romes emperors in 476AD |
| inflation | rapid rise of prices; made economy worse; diocletian tried to fix it |
| mercenary | foreign soldiers serving for pay |
| Jesus | founded christianity; jewish; decedent of king david |
| Gospels | first four books of the new testament; means "good news" |
| paul | converted to christianity after vision with jesus and spread christianity; from tarous |
| Edict of Milan | made by Constantine; let everyone worship different religions |
| messiah | anointed king sent by god |
| apostle | followers of jesus; "a person sent forth" in greek |
| martyr | people who suffer or die for their beliefs |
| bishop | church offical responsible for all churches in one area |
| diocese | what all christians in one area were called |
| patriarch | honorary title that bishops gained; gives more authority |
| pope | what bishops of the Latin |
| heresy | beliefs said to be contrary to church teachings |
| senate | tba |
| Punic Wars | name for 3 wars Rome fought against Carthage; ended up masters of the mediterranean after they won |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian general who lead army in second punic war; long way around to surprise Romans |
| Tiberius & Gaius Gracchus | young patrician brothers; set out to reform; Tiberius called senate to distribute land to farmers; Gaius grain to feed poor; both killed after being seen as threat to power |
| Augustus | under rule republic came to an end; well trained civil service to enforc laws, high level jobs open to all, ordered census |
| Hadrian | emperor; codified laws so same for everyone; had wall built across britian |
| Pliny the Elder | Roman scientist |
| Diocletian | emperor; divided empire into two parts; fixed prices to avoid inflation; sons required to follow dads occupation; farmers stay on land |
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