Vocab
Vocab
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patrician
a member of the wealthy aristocratic class
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aqueduct
a channel built to carry water
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the written law code of Rome
Twelve Tables
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Octavian left Rome looking like what
marble
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Significance of the Punic Wars?
Winning the Punic Wars gave Rome control of the entire Mediterranean Sea, allowing them to control trade.
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plebeian
citizen of ancient Rome who was not an aristocrat
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messiah
a savior promised by the Hebrew prophets
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who the Romans borrowed their gods from
Greeks
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The title Octavian assumed, meant "Majestic One"
Augustus
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Two specific reasons early Christians were persecuted by the Romans
-Wouldn't worship the emperor as a god
-Wouldn't serve in the army.
-Christians tried to spread their religion.
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republic
government in which citizens elect the leaders
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pope
the bishop of Rome, later the head of the Catholic Church
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The two houses of the legislative branch
Senate and Assembly of Centuries
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People who accepted Jesus and his teachings
Christians
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Edict of Milan significance
It said that all religions could worship freely
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consul
one of two officials who headed the executive branch
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martyr
a person who suffers and dies for a belief
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Latin term for Roman Peace
Pax Romana
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Rome fought against who in the Punic Wars?
Carthage
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Two churches that came out of the power struggle within the Roman Empire
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
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triumvirate
a three-person ruling group
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patriarch
one of five powerful bishops in major cities
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the official language of Rome
Latin
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First major Roman roadway
Appian Way
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Three reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire
