Chapter 5 Rome Matching
A pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church; in ancient Rome, bishop of Rome who claimed authority over all other bishops. |
A dictator is a ruler who has complete control over a government; in ancient Rome, a leader appointed to rule for six months in times of emergency. |
Imperialism is the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. |
A veto is to block a government action. |
The Etruscans were a people who inhabited early Italy. |
Augustus was the exalted one who declared him princeps, or first citizen. |
Ptolemy was an astronomer-mathematician who proposed his theory that Earth was the center of the universe. |
Hadrian codified Roman law, making it the same for all provinces. |
A apostle is a leader or teacher of a new faith or movement. |
Julius Caeser was an ambitious military commander. He dominated Roman politics. |
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