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History test 5.0
history flashcards for chapter 5 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Etruscans | a civilization that lived mostly north of Rome. |
| republic | a government where the people chose some of the officals. |
| patricians | members of the land holding upper class |
| consuls | two people from the patrician class, job was to supervise the business of government and command the armies. |
| dictator | ruler who had complete control over a governement. |
| plebeians | social class made up of farmers,merchants, and artisans. who made up most of the population. |
| tribunes | 10 people who presided over plebian assembly and advocated for them. |
| veto | to cancel, or block laws. |
| legion | basic military unit, included 5,000 men. |
| imperialism | establishing control over foreign lands and peoples. |
| latifundia | wealthy families bought up huge farming estates. |
| Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | two young plebeian brothers, were first to reform. |
| Julius Caesar | an ambitious military commander, who became emperor of Rome. |
| Octavian | became ruler after many civil wars after Julius Caesar died |
| Augustus | mean Exalted One, given this name after becoming ruler. |
| census | population count |
| Hadrian | emperor of Rome and codified the Roman law, and making it the same for all provinces. |
| Virgil | Poet who wrote Aeneid, and tried to show Rome's past through his poems. |
| Satirize | to make fun of . poets used this in their poems to make them comical. |
| mosaic | picture made from chips of colored stone or glass. |
| engineering | Roman excelled in this, it is an application of science and math. |
| aqueducts | bridgelike stone structures that carry water from the hills into Roman cities. |
| Ptolemy | this man proposed a theory that the Earth was the center of the universe. |
| messiah | anointed king sent by God. |
| apostles | a term meaning "a person sent forth" |
| Paul | a Jew, who played the most influential role in spreading Christianity. |
| Constantine | emperor of Rome, who issued the Edict of Milan and was the first Christian emperor. |
| martyrs | people who suffer or are killed because of there beliefs. |
| clergy | a group of people who conduct Christian services. |
| bishop | a high Church official responsible for everyone in his diocese |
| patriarch | a person which authority over other bishops in their area |
| popes | people who claimed to have more authority over all other bishops of Rome. |
| heresies | beliefs contrary to official Church teachings |
| Augustine | Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, one of the greatest scholars of the early Church. |
| Diocletian | Emperor of Rome who set out to restore order. |
| Inflation | rapid rise of prices |
| Constantinople | Capital of Byzantium. which was renamed by Constantine. |
| Huns | nomadic people who migrated from central Asia towards eastern Europe. |
| Mercenaries | foreign soldiers serving for pay, to defend borders. |
| Pax Romana | Also means Roman Peace. A time in Rome's history where there was peace. |
| Punic Wars | Three wars that were between Roman and Carthage. |
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