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history chapter 5
ancient roman empire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Etruscans | lived mostly north of Rome |
| Republic | the people chose some of the officals |
| Patricians | members of the land holding upper class |
| consuls | to supervise the business of government and command the armies |
| dictator | ruler who has complete control over a government |
| Plebeians | farmers, merchants, and artisans who made up most of the population |
| tribunes | the right to elect their own officials |
| veto | block or void laws |
| dominated | had authority over |
| legion | basic military unit |
| imperialism | establishing control over foreign lands or people |
| latifundia | wealthy families bought up huge farming estates |
| Tiberius | young plebeians, brother Gaius Graacchus, attempted to reform |
| Gaius Gracchus | young plebeians, brother Tiberius, attemped to reform |
| Julius Caesar | an ambitious military commander |
| Suppressing | using force to put an end to something |
| Augustus | the title given to Octavian |
| Census | population count |
| Hadrian | codified Roman law, making same for all providences |
| Virgil | poet, tried to show that Rome's past was a heroic as that of Greece |
| Satirize | make fun of roman society |
| mosaic | a picture made from chips of colored stone or glass |
| Engineering | application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines |
| aqueducts | bridge-like stone structures that carried water from hills to roman cities |
| Ptolemy | proposed theory that the Earth was the center of the universe |
| messiah | anointed king sent by God |
| apostles | "a person sent forth" |
| Paul | a Jew from Asia Minor, played most influential role in the spread of Christianity |
| Complied | obey or conform to something |
| martyrs | people who suffer or die for their beliefs |
| Constantine | emperor who issued the Edict of Milan |
| clergy | group of people who conduct Christian services. |
| bishop | a high Church official responsible for everyone in his diocese. |
| patriarch | exercised authority over all other bishops |
| heresies | beliefs to say to be contrary to Official Church teachings |
| Augustine | bishop of Hippo in North America |
| Diocletian | emperor, set out to restore order |
| inflation | the rapid rise of prices |
| Constantinople | new capital at the centuries-old city Byzantium |
| Huns | migrating from central Asia toward eastern Europe |
| mercenaries | foreign soldiers serving for pay |
| prestige | the power to impress or influence because of success or wealth |
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