Test Review Flashcards
a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.
Republic
a group of wealthy landowners who held most of the power.
Patrician
an important group of common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population
Plebeian
protected the rights of the plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials.
Tribune
two Roman officials that acted like kings; they commanded the army and directed the government; their power was limited.
Consul
the aristocratic branch of Rome’s government; it had 300 members who were chosen from the upper class of Roman society.
Senate
a leader who had absolute power to make laws for the common people
Dictator
the large military unit that Roman soldiers were organized into
Legion
The long struggle between Rome and Carthage that started in 264 B.C.
Punic Wars
a brilliant military strategist
Hannibal
the conflict between groups within the same country.
Civil War
a military leader who eventually governed Rome as an absolute ruler
Julius Caesar
a group of three rulers
Triumvirate
an accepted “title” of Octavian; name means “exalted one.”
Augustus
The period of peace and prosperity in Rome; “Roman Peace”
Pax Romana
A Jew born in Bethlehem who publicly ministered his teachings, belief in one god and the principles of the Ten Commandments. He was considered the Messiah. It was from this belief that he came to be referred to as Jesus Christ. Christos is a Greek word meaning “messiah” or “savior”. The name Christianity was derived from Christ”.
Jesus
Jesus’ twelve close followers
Apostle
Paul was a Jewish man who had never met Jesus and at first, was an enemy of Christianity
Paul
The dispersal of the Jews
Diaspora
one of the Roman Emperors
Constantine
a priest that supervised several local churches.
Bishop
an apostle that traveled to Rome from Jerusalem and became the first bishop there.
Peter
the father or head of the Christian Church.
Pope
a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise in prices
Inflation
foreign soldiers who fought for money
Mercenary
a strong-willed army leader, who became the new emperor around A.D. 284
Diocletian
the new capital city that was eventually named after Constantine
Constantinople
the powerful chieftain of the Hun
Attila
the mixing of elements of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture into one; often called “classical civilization.”
Greco-Roman Culture
a Roman town in which many examples of Roman paintings were found
Pompeii
the poet that spent ten years writing the most famous work of Latin literature, the “Aeneid,” the epic of the legendary Aeneas.
Virgil
a Roman historian, is notable among ancient historians because he presented the facts accurately
Tacitus
designed by Roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns
Aqueduct
