Ch. 5 Ancient Rome & Rise Of Christianity

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Augustine

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Most influential christine thinker
Bishop of Hippo
Greatest of the early church scholars

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Plebeian

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Member of the lower class
- farmers, merchants, artisans, & traders

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Republic

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System of Govt. which officials are chosen by the people
Senate has power
Govt. Rome used at first

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Mercenaries

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Soldier serving in foreign army for pay

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Ptolemy

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Astronomer- mathematician
Had theory that Earth was center of the universe

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Mosaic

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Many of these burned in the city of Pompeii
Picture made from chips of colored stone / glass

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Heresy

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Religious belief that is contrary to the official teachings of the church
Hundreds of English protestants were burned ate the State of Heresy

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Aqueducts

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Romans used these to carry water from hills to Roman cities
Bridgelike stone structures

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Dictator

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Ruler who has complete control over a Govt.
Each ruler was granted rule for 6 months

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Virgil

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Wrote the poem Aeneid (tried to show that Romans past was just as heroic as Greece)

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Apostles

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Jesus had 12 of these
Leader or teacher of a new faith or movement

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Veto

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To block a Govt. action
Tribunes could veto laws

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Martyr

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People who suffer or die for their beliefs
Christians were _________

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Legion

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Army made up of 5,000 men
Rome's success was due to its _________

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Imperialism

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Dominations by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

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Latifundia

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Huge farming estates
Wealthy families bought these

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Patrician

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Member of the landholding upper class

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Consul

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Official from the patrician class who supervised the Govt. and commanded the armies

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Tribunes

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Official who was elected by the plebeians

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Tiberius Gracchus

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Plebeian; elected a tribune in 133 BC called on the state to distribute land to poor farmers

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Gaius Gracchus

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Plebeian; elected a tribune 10 years later and sought a wider range of reforms including use of public funds to buy grain to feed the poor

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Julius Caesar

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Ambitious military commander

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Census

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Population count

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Augustus

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Exalted one
Triumphant Octavian

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Hadrian

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Codified Roman law, making it the same for all provinces

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Satirize

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Make fun of

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Engineering

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Application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines

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Messiah

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Savior sent by god

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Paul

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Jew from Asia Minor
Played the most influential role in spreading Christianity

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Constantine

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Issued the Edict of Milan (granted freedom of worship to all citizens of Roman Empire)

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Clergy

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The body of people who conduct Christian Services

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Bishop

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High-ranking Church official with authority over a local area or diocese

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Patriarch

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Highest church official official in a major city

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Pope

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Head of Roman - Catholic Church
Bishop of Rome who claimed authority over all other bishops

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Diocletian

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Emperor that set out to better handle the challenge of governing the huge empire by dividing it in two parts

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Inflation

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Economic cycle that involves a rapid rise in prices linked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available

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Constantinople

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Capital of the Eastern Roman empire
Capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires now called Istanbul

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Huns

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Nomadic people of Central Asia

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Etruscans

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People who inhabited early Italy