Western Civ Chapter 6 Flashcards
A form of government in which power rests with the citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
Republic
The wealthy landowners who held most of the power
Patricians
An important group of common farmers, artisans, and merchants that made up the majority of the population
Plebeians
Representatives that are elected by plebeians that form their own assembly
Tribunes
Two officials that Rome had
Consuls
The aristocratic branch of Rome’s government
Senate
A leader that had absolute to make laws and command an army
Dictator
Large military units
Legions
The war between Rome and Carthage that began in 264 BC
Punic Wars
A brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage’s earlier defeat
Hannibal
A period of conflict between groups within the same country
Civil War
A military leader that joined forces with Crassus and Pompey to form the first Triumvirate
Julius Caesar
A group of three rulers
Triumvirate
A title that Octavian was given that meant “exalted one”
Augustus
A name for Rome’s period of peace and prosperity that mean “Roman peace”
Pax Romana
A Jew that was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea
Jesus
Twelve men that were with Jesus
Apostles
One of the apostles that had enormous influence on Christianity’s development
Paul
The dispersal of the Jews
Diaspora
One of the Roman emperors
Constantine
A priest that supervised several local churches
Bishop
One of the apostles of Jesus
Peter
The father or head of the church
Pope
A drastic drop in the value of money coupled with rise in prices
Inflation
A foreign soldier that works for money
Mercenary
A strong-willed army leader that became the new emperor in 284 AD
Diocletian
A city of Rome
Constantinople
The powerful chieftain for the Huns in 444 AD
Attila
The intertwining of the Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures
Greco-Roman culture
A Roman town that got destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius
Pompeii
A poet that spent ten years writing the most famous work of Latin literature
Virgil
A Roman historian
Tacitus
A design made by Roman engineers that brought in water to cities and towns
Aqueduct
