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| 223067408 | gentry | the most powerful members of a society | 0 | |
| 223067410 | 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. | 1 | |
| 223067412 | aqueduct | long elevated or underground conduits | 2 | |
| 223067414 | romanization | the spread of Latin language and roman life -western provinces..dominated eastern meditteranean | 3 | |
| 223067416 | equites | class of well to do italian merchants and landowner second in wealth and social status only to the senatorial class | 4 | |
| 223067418 | Roman Principate | A term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E., based on the ambiguous title princeps ('first citizen'equal) adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship. | 5 | |
| 223067420 | patron/client relationship | Anciant Roman: a fundamental social relationship in which the patron-a wealthy and powerful individual-provided legal and economic protection and assistance to clients, men of lesser status and means, and in return the clients supported their patrons (149 | 6 | |
| 223067422 | plebeians | majority of population, lower class, usually small farmers (Rome) | 7 | |
| 223067424 | patricians | elite, the wealthy class in Roman society; landowners | 8 | |
| 223067426 | tribunes | An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates. | 9 | |
| 223067428 | "council of elders" | a group, made up of the herds of families, who help rule and advise other members of their society | 10 | |
| 223067430 | "Christos" | anointed one-string of christian | 11 | |
| 223067432 | Roman senate | A council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings, in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire. | 12 | |
| 223067434 | Agustus | first Roman emperor;won the civil war following Julius Ceaser's assasiantion and went on to unify the empire and establish the Pax Romana | 13 | |
| 223067436 | Jesus | young carpenter from galilee region in northern israel | 14 | |
| 223067438 | paul | a jew from the city of Tarsus in southeast anatolia, converted to the new creed | 15 | |
| 223067440 | constantine | Roman emperor (r. 312-337). After reuniting the Roman Empire, he moved the capital to Constantinople and made Christianity a favored religion. (p.159) | 16 | |
| 223067442 | Shi Huangdi | founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor | 17 | |
| 223067444 | Chang'an | a city of central China | 18 | |
| 223067446 | palatine hill | One of the Seven Hills of Rome. Original inhabitant hill, whereas the Capitoline held the citadels and religious buildings. | 19 | |
| 223067448 | latium | a region of ancient Italy, home to the original Latin people | 20 | |
| 223067450 | Gaul | modern day france | 21 | |
| 223067451 | constantinople | Previously known as Byzantium, Constantine changed the name of the city and moved the capitol of the Roman Empire here from Rome. | 22 | |
| 223067454 | Roman republic | not a democracy- , The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. (p. 148) | 23 | |
| 223067456 | 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) | 24 | |
| 223067458 | Han | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | 25 | |
| 223067459 | Byzantine Empire | (330-1453) The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E. Its capital was Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine. | 26 | |
| 223067461 | Punic Wars (carthage) | Three wars between Rome and Carthage. Rome defeated Carthage in each war, the last war brought the end of Carthage. | 27 | |
| 223067463 | pax romana | Romy and Peace, the safety and stability garanteed by roman might. | 28 | |
| 223067465 | warring states period | the period from 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC when regional warlords battled amongst eachother and there was no ruler | 29 |
