The Republic of Rome
What does republic mean?
a form of government in which the people elect officials who govern according to law
What is a city state?
an independent community that includes a city and its surrounding territory
What is the Golden age?
a period of wealth and power
What is a barbarian?
an outsider
What is a serf?
a farmer who farms the lord's land in return for shelter and protection
Who were the Patricians?
mostly wealthy land owners
What is democracy?
a government ruled by people
Who is Alexander the Great?
King Philip's son who extended his father's empire
What are aqueducts?
a conduit for water which carried water to parts of the empire
True or False, the feudal system was a social structure that was not organized like a pyramid
False
Who are plebeians?
they were mostly farmers
What are aristocrats?
a group of upper class nobleman
What is a philosopher?
someone who examines questions about the universe, searched for the truth.
Who is Julius Caesar?
What was the deadly disease that killed millions of people?
bubonic plague
How many hills of Rome are there?
7
True or false, around 600. b.c in Athens a statesmen named Soloman the ll controlled the government of the city state
False
True or false the Greek ideas about democracy, science and philosophy helped shaped the modern world
True
Who was Octavian?
Caesar's nephew
In 1054 Christianity divided into what two parts and where where they divided?
the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe and the Eastern Orthodox Church in Eastern Europe
What are the two main classes of people in the Roman people created a republic?
patricians and plebeians
What did each city-state establish?
its own community and government
What were the Pericles three goals?
1. To strengthen democracy
2. To expand the empire
3. To make the Athens more beautiful
True or false tensions grew between the patricians and the plebeians
True
in 1096 the church began a series of...
Crusades