World History-1.txt

They lived mostly north of Rome and they are said to either have originated from Asia Minor or the Alps

The people chose some of the officials

Members of the landholding upper class

From the patrician class

Ruler who has complete control over a gov

Farmers, merchants, & artisans who made up most of the pop. had the legal rights of citizenship but little influence

To protect their interests

To block laws that they felt were harmful to plebeians

The basic military unit & each included about 5,000 men

Establishing control over foreign lands & ppls

A wealthy family's estate(big farm)

His brother Gauis & he were plebeians who were some of the first reformers

His brother & he were plebeians who were some of the first reformers

An ambitious military commander. He & another brilliant general, Pomey, dominated Roman politics

This became Octavian's title, which means Exalted One & they declared him princeps or 1st citizen

Pop count of the empire so there would be records of all who should be taxed

He was one of the "good emperors" who codified Roman law making it the same for all provinces

He wrote an epic poem called the Aeneid where he tries to show Rome's past as heroic as it was in Greece

Make fun of

Picture made from chips of colored stone or glass

Application of science & mathematics to develop useful structures & machines

In ancient Rome underground or bridgelike stone structure that carried water from the hills into the cities

An astronomer-mathematician who proposed the theory that Earth was the center of the universe, a mistaken idea that was accepted in the western world for nearly 1,500 yrs

Savior sent by God

Leader or teacher of a new faith or movement

A Jew from Asia Minor played the most influential role in spreading Christianity

People who suffer or die for their beliefs

The persecution of Christians finally ended in A. D. 313 when he issued the Edict of Milan

The group of ppl who conduct Christian services

A high church official responsible for everyone in his diocese

In the Roman & Byzantine empires highest church official in a major city

Head of the Roman Catholic Church; in ancient Rome, bishops of Rome who claimed authority over all other bishops

Beliefs said to be contrary to official church teachings

He was a bishop of Hippo in North Africa & he combined Christian doctrine w/ Greco-Roman learning, especially the philoshopy of Plato

He was an emperor in 284 who set out to restore order

The rapid rise of prices

The emperor Constantine in 312 renamed the city of Byzantium to this

Nomadic ppl who migrated from Central Asia toward eastern Europe which they reached by 370

Foreign soldiers serving for pay