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| 220229387 | republic | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 0 | |
| 220229388 | senate | In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats. | 1 | |
| 220229389 | patron/client relationships | a usually informal alliance between a person holding power and less powerful or lower status people; the powerful patron provides power, status, jobs, land, goods, and/or protection in exchange for loyalty and political support | 2 | |
| 220229390 | principate | the system of rule established by Augustus; established constitutional monarchy- "ruler by law" | 3 | |
| 220229391 | Augustus | Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC | 4 | |
| 220229392 | equites | Class of business people and landowners in ancient Rome who had wealth and power | 5 | |
| 220229393 | pax ramona | roman peace;long period of relatve peace and minimalexpansion by military force experienced by the roman empire in the first and second centuries AD, 207 years | 6 | |
| 220229394 | romanization | The process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces of the Roman Empire. Romans did not seek to Romanize them, but the subjugated people pursued it. (155) | 7 | |
| 220229395 | jesus | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth | 8 | |
| 220229396 | paul | (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles | 9 | |
| 220229397 | aqueduct | a pipeline or channel built to carry water to populated areas | 10 | |
| 220229398 | third century crisis | political, military, and economic turmoil that beset the Roman Empire during much of the third century C.E.: frequent changes of ruler, civil wars, barbarian invasions, decline of urban centers, and near-destruction of long-distance commerce. (157) | 11 | |
| 220229399 | constatine | A.D. 280-337 Roman Emperor who founded Constantinople as the new eastern capital of the ROman empire | 12 | |
| 220229400 | qin | A people and state in the Wei Valley of eastern China that conquered rival states and created the first Chinese empire (221-206 B.C.E.). The Qin ruler, Shi Huangdi, standardized many features of Chinese society and enslaved subjects. (163) | 13 | |
| 220229401 | shi huangdi | Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire (r. 221-210 B.C.E.). He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states and standardization. (163) | 14 | |
| 220229402 | han | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | 15 | |
| 220229403 | xiongnu | A confederation of nomadic peoples living beyond the northwest frontier of ancient China. Chinese rulers tried a variety of defenses and stratagems to ward off these 'barbarians,' as they called them, and dispersed them in 1st Century. (168) | 16 | |
| 220229404 | Gaozu | the throne name of Liu Bang, one of the rebel leaders who brought down Qin and founded Han dynasty in 202 BCE. Modest background and peasant qualities; denounced harshness and laws of Qin but was a Legalist; frugal to cut taxes; stored excess grain | 17 | |
| 220229405 | Sima qian | a chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancient china, historical records | 18 | |
| 220229406 | chang' an | City in the Wei Valley in eastern China. It became the capital of the Zhou kingdom and the Qin and early Han Empires. Its main features were imitated in the cities and towns that sprang up throughout the Han Empire. >(p. 164) | 19 | |
| 220229407 | Gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility | 20 |
