7526351025 | republic | A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting | 0 | |
7526351026 | senate | A council of representatives | 1 | |
7526351027 | magistrate | a judge | 2 | |
7526351028 | tribune | In ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights. | 3 | |
7526351029 | consul | An elected official who led the Roman Republic | 4 | |
7526351030 | checks and balances | authority shared by three branches of government | 5 | |
7526351031 | legion | a group of about 6,000 foot soldiers in the army of ancient Rome | 6 | |
7526351032 | latifundia | huge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens | 7 | |
7526351033 | separation of church and state | the division between religion and government | 8 | |
7526351034 | catapult | slingshot, hurling machine | 9 | |
7526351035 | siege | the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender | 10 | |
7526351036 | stirrup | two metal loops on a riding saddle with a flat foot piece | 11 | |
7526351037 | patricians | wealthy landowners, who became Rome's ruling class (birth right) | 12 | |
7526351038 | plebeians | Rome's common people | 13 | |
7526351039 | equestrian | a knight, originally a member of the cavalry and later of a political and administrative class | 14 | |
7526351040 | pontifex maximus | head of the principal college of priests | 15 | |
7526351041 | mystery cult | type of religious organization in ancient greece and rome | 16 | |
7526351042 | martyrdom | the death or suffering of a martyr | 17 | |
7526351043 | stoicism | a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished throughout the Roman and Greek | 18 | |
7526351044 | syncretism | a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith | 19 | |
7526458091 | provinces | The areas outside of Italy that the Romans controlled | 20 | |
7526458092 | district | a region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources, and/or money | 21 | |
7526458093 | civil service examination | a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government | 22 | |
7526458094 | brahmin | in Aryan society, a member of the social class made up of priests | 23 | |
7526458095 | dharma | In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties | 24 | |
7526458096 | jainism | an Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred | 25 | |
7526458097 | ahisma | non-violence | 26 | |
7526458098 | ascetic | one who practices self-denial | 27 | |
7526458099 | enlightenment | a final spiritual state marked by the absence of desire or suffering | 28 | |
7526458100 | nirvana | a state of perfect peace | 29 | |
7526458101 | reincarnation | rebirth in new bodies or forms of life | 30 | |
7526458102 | monastery | A community of monks | 31 | |
7526458103 | inoculation | given mild form of disease so to not get severe form | 32 | |
7526458104 | confucianism | a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius | 33 | |
7526458105 | daoism | stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality | 34 | |
7526458106 | caste system | A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life | 35 | |
7526458107 | varna | a basic subdivision of humanity in the Hindu caste system | 36 | |
7526458108 | untouchables | lowest class of people in the caste system of Hinduism, do all the dirty work of society | 37 | |
7526458109 | dalits | untouchables | 38 | |
7526458110 | jati | in India, a group that defines one's occupation and social position | 39 |
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