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History-Reid
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Early inhabitants of Rome | Etruscan |
| Means "res publica" in Latin and means "that which belongs to the people." | Republic |
| Land-owners of the upper class | Patricians |
| Official from the patrician class who supervised the government and comanded armies. | Consul |
| Ruler who has complete control over a government. | Dictator |
| Member of the lower class, including farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders. | Plebeian |
| Official who was elected by plebeians to protect their interests. | Tribunes |
| Block a government action. | Veto |
| Basic unit of the ancient Roman army, made of about 5,000 soldiers. | Legion |
| Domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. | Imperialism |
| Huge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens. | Latifundia |
| Two young plebeian brothers who were among the first to attempt reform. | Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus |
| A military leader who came into power when chaos emerged. | Julius Caesar |
| The senate gave the triumphant Octavian as "The Exalted One" and declared him princeps (first citizen). | Augustus |
| Population count | Census |
| One of the emperors that waspart of the series of "good emperors." | Hadrian |
| Author of The Aeneid. | Virgil |
| Make fun of. | Satirize |
| Picture made of chipsof colored stone or glass. | Mosaic |
| Application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines. | engineering |
| Underground or bridgelike stone structure that carried water from the hills into the cities. | Aqueduct |
| An astronomer-mathematician who proposed the theory that the Earthwas the center of the universe. | Ptolemy |
| Savior sent by God. | Messiah |
| Leader or teacher of a new faith or movement | Apostle |
| A Jew from Asia Minor who played a major role in the spreading of Christianity. | Paul |
| Person who suffers or dies for what he or she believes. | Martyr |
| The emperor who issued the Edict of Milan and ended Christian persecution; later converted to Christianity. | Constantine |
| The body of people who conduct Christian services. | Clergy |
| A high-ranking Church official with authority over a local area, or diocese. | Bishop |
| In the Roman and Byzantine empires, highest church official in a major city. | Patriarch |
| Head of the Roman Catholic Church; in ancient Rome, bishop of Rome who claimed authority over all other bishops. | Pope |
| Religious belief that is contrary to the official teachings of a church. | Heresy |
| One of the greatest early Church scholars; bishop of Hippo in North America | Augustine |
| Emperor who set out to restore order in 284. | Diocletian |
| Economic cycle that involves a rapid rise in prices linked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available. | Inflation |
| The capital of the eastern Roman empire; capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, now called Istanbul. | Constantinople |
| A nomadic people of central Asia | Huns |
| Soldier serving in a foreign army for pay. | Mercenary |
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