Chapter 6 World History study guide – Flashcards
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Republic
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Romans set up a new government in which some officials were chosen by the people.
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Patrician
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300 members of the landholding upper class powerful senate
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Consuls
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senators elected 2 from the patrician class
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Dictator
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ruler who has complete control over a government
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Plebians
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farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders who made up most of the population
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Legion
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basic military unit
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Bishop
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high ranking church official with authority over a local area
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Civil War
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war fought between 2 groups of people in the same nation
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Martyr
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person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs
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Messiah
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savior sent by god
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Heresy
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religious belief that is contrary to the official teachings of the church
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Mercenary
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soldier serving in a foreign army for pay
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Aquaducts
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bridge like stone structures that brought water from the hills into cities
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Pax Romana
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or "Roman Peace" 200 year span that began with Augustus and ended with Marcus Aurelius
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Circus Maximus
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Rome's largest race course.
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Julius Ceaser
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ambitious military commander
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Jesus
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a Jew; founder of christianity
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Paul
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a Jew from Asia minor played most influential role in the spread of christianity
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Virgil
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wrote the poem Aeneid
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Constantine
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talented general who gained the throne in 312
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Hadrian
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"good emperor" codified roman law
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Odoacer
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German leader ousted the emperor of Rome (became known as the fall of Rome)
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Hannibal
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Carthaginians general that led his army and dozens of elephants on an epic march across the Pyrenees.
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Visigoths
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Germanic people
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Diocletian
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emperor who set out to restore order
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Huns
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nomadic people migrating across central Asia.
