6th Grade Ancient World: Chapter 7

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  1. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  2. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  3. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  4. consul
    a diplomat appointed to protect a government's interests
  5. veto
    a vote that blocks a decision
  6. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  7. Romulus
    founder of Rome
  8. Remus
    (Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
  9. Etruscan
    a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria
  10. Julius Caesar
    conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
  11. Octavian
    Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
  12. Rome
    capital and largest city of Italy
  13. Italy
    a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
  14. Carthage
    an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
  15. Gaul
    a person of French descent
  16. province
    the territory in an administrative district of a nation
  17. aqueduct
    a conduit that carries water over a valley
  18. Augustus
    Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
  19. Hadrian
    Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan
  20. Greece
    ancient Greece
  21. Colosseum
    a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
  22. circus
    a travelling company of entertainers
  23. Martial
    Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)
  24. Seneca
    a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario
  25. messiah
    any expected deliverer
  26. disciple
    one who believes and helps spread the doctrine of another
  27. Gospel
    the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
  28. epistle
    a specially long, formal letter
  29. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  30. Jesus
    a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
  31. Paul
    a Christian missionary to the Gentiles
  32. Nero
    Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
  33. Judea
    the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
  34. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  35. inflation
    the act of filling something with air
  36. Constantine
    Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
  37. Diocletian
    Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313)
  38. Constantinople
    the largest city and former capital of Turkey
Created on Thu Sep 27 13:24:01 EDT 2012

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