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Rome
history: Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| republic | means, "public thing" in latin, the language of ancient Rome |
| patricians | members of Rome's noble families, they owned large farms and had plebeians work the land, (there were little slaves at the time) |
| Cleopatra | a famous young egyptian queen whom Julius Caesar joined forces with |
| Pompey | a powerful general, (Caesars main enemy, he was the one that defeated Caesar) |
| Julius Caesar | a patrician who served in offices for both the government and the army |
| civil war | a war between people of the same country |
| magistrate | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before court |
| Hannibal | the son of Hamilcar, (the carthaginian commander in spain) who was forced by his father to swear to always be an enemy of Rome, he attempted a surprise attack on Rome with about 90,000 men and horses and elephants |
| Augustus | the first emperor of Rome |
| Scipo Africaunus | a 25 year old general elected consul and he led an army which defeated Hannibal |
| Punic Wars | a series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 b.c.) that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean |
| citizen assembly | the second most powerful branch of the Roman republic and they were the ones who elected the tribunes and the consuls and could forbid or veto any action of the consuls |
| consuls | the least most powerful branch of the Roman republic and they were elected by the citizen assembly and could order anyone to be arrested and they served as Rome's army commander and or the most powerful judges |
| the twelve tables | the bronze tablets otherwise known as the twelve tables that granted rights to all citizens and allowed plebeians to become magistrates |
| senate | the most powerful branch of the Roman republic and it was controlled by Rome's patricians |
| tribunes | representatives of the plebeians, they worked to protect the rights of the plebeians in the Roman government |
| kind of land | fertile near water, good for farming |
| surrounding water | the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea |
| Pompeii | a city close to a volcano called Mt. Vesuvius that erupted very suddenly and Pompeii was buried under it's ashes |
| Tiber River | runs throughout the center of Italy, Rome sits on it |
| census | a count of all the people living in a country, city, state, or region |
| alps | mtns. in N. Italy that separate Italy from Europe |
| colosseum | an enormous stadium built by one of Augustus’ successors for the “games” |
| sicily | an island west of Itlay’s toe that has rich farmland |
| gladiator | a slave or criminal who is condemned to death and is forced fight in an arena |
| plebeians | farmers, tradespeople, and craftworkers, (poor people) |
| Romulus and Remus | the twin brothers who according to legend founded Rome |
| Rome | the capital of Italy |
| Livy | a Roman historian |
| three branches | Senate, the citizen assembly, and the consuls |
| representatives | people who were elected by the people of Rome and they acted for them to run their government |
| Joseph and Mary | the parents of Jesus |
| Israel | a modern day place that was part of the Roman empire, it was called Judea and was the birth place of a boy named Jesus |
| Jesus | a Jewish boy who was born in Judea and when he grew older lots of people came to hear him because he was said to be the son of god and able to perform miracles |
| The New Testament | the part of the bible that tells about the life of Jesus |
| parables | simple stories that contain a message or truth |
| the 12 apostles | the closest followers of Jesus |
| Easter Sunday | the day that Jesus rose from the dead only three days after his crucifixion, it is the day we celebrate Easter |
| Paul | someone who wasn’t one of the 12 apostles but spread Christianity through many cities |
| bishop | a church leader |
| pope | the title Christians gave to the bishop of Rome (Peter being the first) |
| crucifixion | putting someone to death by hanging them on a cross |
| persecution | a policy of arresting, injuring, or killing a member of a religious or ethnic group |
| Diocletian | an emperor around a.d. 284 |
| Constantinople | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Eastern Orthodox Christianity | a branch of Christianity |
| Justinian | one of the greatest emperors who lived around a.d. 527-565 |
| The Justinian Code | the code of law that dealt with marriage, property rights, slavery, crime, and women's rights |
| Theodora | Justinian's wife whom he greatly relied on for advice |
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