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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| senate | patricians, served for life and made laws for Rome |
| consuls | patricians, elected by senate to supervise the running of Rome |
| dictators | patricians, elected by Senate on occasions of war |
| tribunes | plebeians, elected by plebeians to guard the interests of plebeians |
| citizen soldier | citizens, served in the Roman military |
| Julius Caesar | attempted to make reforms to help save the ailing republic; made himself absolute ruler |
| Octavian/Augustus | declared Exalted One and first citizen by the senate; first ruler of the Pax Romana |
| Marcus Aurelius | last great emperor of the Pax Romana |
| Diocletian | divided the empire into two parts, easten and western |
| Constantine | moved Roman power eastward by building a new capital at Constantinople; granted toleration to Christians through the Edict of Milan |
| Jesus | taught a new faith, which came to be called Christianity; recruited followers and spread his message widely |
| Apostles | these 12 men were close followers of Jesus; spread Christianity after his death |
| Missionaries | these religious teachers traveled with the sole purpose of spreading Christianity |
| Paul | spread Christianity throughout the Roman empire using his teachings and writings |
| Priests | leaders of Christian communities who formed the majority of the church clergy |
| bishops | church officials who rank above priests; each served an area called a diocese; considered successors of the Apostles |
| Patriarchs | men who were bishops of major cities and exercised authority over other bishops in the area |
| Etruscans | people who inhabited early Italy |
| republic | form of gov where people chose some of the officials |
| patricians | members of the land holding upper class |
| plebeians | the farmers, merchants, and artisans who made up most of the population |
| veto | block laws |
| legion | the basic military unit |
| imperialism | establishing control over foreign lands and people |
| latifundia | huge farming estates |
| Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | two young plebeian brothers who attempted reform |
| census | population count |
| Hadrian | a "good emperor" who codified Roman law |
| Virgil | writer who tried to show Rome's heroic past |
| mosaic | a picture made from chips of colored stone or glass |
| satirize | make fun of |
| engineering | the application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines |
| aqueducts | bridgelike stone structures that carried water from the hills into Roman cities |
| Ptolemy | astronomer-mathematician who proposed his theory that the Earth was the center of the universe |
| messiah | anointed king sent by God |
| martyrs | people who suffer or die for their beliefs |
| clergy | the group of people who conduct Christian services |
| popes | began to claim authority over all other bishops |
| heresies | beliefs said to be contrary to official Church teachings |
| inflation | the rapid ride of prices |
| Constantinople | new capital established by Constantine |
| Huns | nomadic people; skilled riders who fought fierce battles to dislodge the Germanic peoples in their path |
| mercenaries | foreign soldiers serving for pay |
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