Vocabulary
aristocrats
upper-class nobleman
Who was Julius Caesar?
Rose to power and became the sole ruler of Rome in 46 B.C. Caesar started projects to help the poor and tried to re-establish order in Rome, but
Who found Rome in 753 b.c?
Romulus and Remus.
What is Democracy?
A government in which people can influence law and vote for representatives.
Who were the Serfs?
They farmed the lords land in return for shelter and protection, they were at the bottom of the pyramid.
What is a city-state?
An independent community that includes a city and its surrounding territory
Who is Alexander the Great?
Alexander became king in 334 B.C and began to expand his father's empire. Alex loved Greece culture and spread its ideas throughout the lands he conquered. He died at the age of 33 in 323 B.C.
What type of form of government did the Romans use?
republic
what is republic?
a form of government in which people elect officials who govern according to the law.
What two city-states were the largest
Athens, and Sparta
Democracy
A government in which people can influence law and vote for representatives.
Who is Augustus?
Calling him self Augustus which means "honored one" became the ruler of the Roman Empire in 27 B.C. His rule began a period called the Pax Romana which is Latin for "Roman Peace".
What were the two main classes the people lived in at the time?
Patricians and Plebeians
What was the Federal System?
It was a social structure that was organised like a pyramid. At the top was the king then, Lords, and then serfs.
Reformation
The movement to reform Christianity
What was the Golden Age?
A period of wealth and power during which democracy developed further and Greek flourished
Martin Luther
In 1517 a monk, in Germany, Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses, in which he objected to such practices, and nailed them to a church door. Luther also created reformation, the movement to reform Christianity
What river flows through Rome?
The Tiber River
What is Veto?
A decision made by the other consul, or reject
who were the Philosophers?
People who examine questions about the universe, searching for the truth.
Who were the Serfs?
They farmed the lord's land in return for shelter and protection
Who is Pericles?
In 461 b.c a king named Pericles became the rulers of the Athens. And and started a period called the golden age, which was a period or wealth.
This set down the rights and responsibilities of the Roman citizens.
Who was second in the Federal System?
The lords
What were Pericles three goals as a leader?
Pericles had many goals like strengthen democracy, expand the empire, and to make the Athens more beautiful.