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History- A. Rome
Ancient Rome Study stack Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Attempted to make reforms to help save the ailing republic | Julius Caesar |
| Made himself absolute ruler | Julius Caesar |
| Declared Exalted One and first citizen by the Senate | Octavian/Augustus |
| First ruler of the Pax Romana | Octavian/Augustus |
| Last great emperor of the Pax Romana | Marcus Aurelius |
| Divided the empire into two parts, eastern and western | Diocletian |
| Moved Roman power eastward by building a new capital cat Constantinople | Constantine |
| Granted toleration to Christians through the Edict of Milan | Constantine |
| foreign soldiers serving for pay | mercenaries |
| nomadic people | Huns |
| capital established at the city of Byzantium and was renamed ----- | Constantinople |
| the rise of prices | inflation |
| greatest of the early Church scholars | Augustine |
| beliefs said to be contrary to official Church teachings | heresies |
| bishops of Rome | popes |
| high Church official responsible for everyone in his diocese | bishop |
| group of people who conduct Christian services | clergy |
| people who suffer or die for their beliefs | martyrs |
| a name that means "a person sent forth" | apostle |
| anointed king sent by God | messiah |
| application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines | engineering |
| bridge like stone structures that carried water from the hills into Roman cities | aqueducts |
| astronomer-mathematician | Ptolemy |
| picture made from chips of colored stone or glass | mosaic |
| make fun of | satirize |
| population count | census |
| Exalted One | Augustus |
| an ambitious military commander | Julius Caesar |
| two young plebeian brothers | Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus |
| wealthy families brought up huge farming estates | latifundia |
| establishing control over foreign lands and peoples | imperialism |
| block | veto |
| the plebeians gained the right to elect their own officials | tribunes |
| ruler who has complete control over a government | dictator |
| members of the landholding upper class | patricians |