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6237324412PatriciansRoman aristocrats and wealthy classes.0
6237324413EtruscansNorthern Italian society that initially dominated the Romans; the Etruscans helped convey Greek concepts to the expanding Romans.1
6237324414EssenesJewish sect that looked for the arrival of a savior; they were similar in some of their core beliefs to the early Christians.2
6237324415Pax Romana"Roman Peace," a term that relates to the period of political stability, cultural brilliance, and economic prosperity beginning with unification under Augustus and lasting through the first two centuries C.E.3
6237324416LatifundiaHuge state-run and slave-worked farms in ancient Rome.4
6237324417Pater familiasRoman term for the "father of the family," a theoretical implication that gave the male head of the family almost unlimited authority.5
6237324418Mithrassun god. Mithraism mystery religion based on worship; it became popular among the Romans because of its promise of salvation6
6237324419Paul of Tarsushe was the principal figure in the development of Christianity from a Jewish sect to an independent religious faith7
6237324420Jesus of Nazarathchristianity first emerged as a sect of Judaism accepted by only a small number of individuals who regarded ____ ___ ______ as a savior for the Jewish community.8
6237324421RomulusThis guy founded the city of Rome ad established himself as first king. Had a twin named Remus.They didn't almost survive infancy because an evil uncle abandoned them by the flooded Tiber river, fully expecting them to drown or die of exposure. A she-wolf found them and nursed them to health. They were strong and courageous.9
6237324422Aeneasa refugee from Troy who migrated to Italy when Greek invaders destroyed his native land.10
6237324423Consulselected by an assembly dominated by members of an elite class determined by birth known as the patricians, and they served one-year terms.11
6237324424Plebeiansthere was constant tension between the hereditary elites and the common people12
6237324425Tribunethe patricians granted plebeians the right to elect officials. They represent their interests in the Roman Government.13
6237324426Twelve tablesPatricians made a further concession to plebeians by promulgating Rome's first set of laws, which drew upon Greek laws in establishing a framework for the social organization of the Roman state. It served as the foundation for a long tradition of Roman law making.14
6237324427DictatorWhen faced with civil or military crises, the Roman Senate appointed an official, who wielded absolute power for a term of six months.15
6237324428Gaulsa powerful Celtic people who on several occasions invaded Italy.16
6237324429Sicilycarthage became the dominant political power in the western region of grain-rich _______. The most important source of grain in the western Mediterranean.17
6237324430Carthaginiansnatives of the ancient city Carthage. They struggled for supremacy in the region with Romans.18
6237324431Gaius GracchusHad a brother named tiberus. He was the chief proponents of social reform in the roman republic along with his brother. They worked to limit the amount of conquered land that any individual could hold. They had little success because most members of the wealthy and ruling classes considered them dangerous radicals and found ways to stymie their efforts. There enemies executed ____ on trumped-up charges in 121 B.C.E.19
6237324432Gaius Mariusgeneral who sided with social reformers who advocated redistribution of land20
6237324433Lucas Cornelius Sullaa veteran of several foreign campaigns who allied with the conservative and aristocratic classes.21
6237324434Punic Warswar between Romans and Carthaginians. The romans won.22
6237324435Gaulhelped to precipitate a political crisis23
6237324436Julius CaesarRoman statesmen and general and roman emperor. stabbed24
6237324437Tiberius Gracchushas a brother named gaius gracchus. they worked to limit the amount of conquered land that any individual could hold.25
6237324438Augustus CaesarJulius Caesar's nephew/adopted son. His real name is Octavian. He defeated his principal rival, Mark anthony, His name was changed because of a term with strong religious connotations suggesting the divine or semidivine nature of its holder.26
6237324439Mark anthonyHe was augustus's rival. He joined forces with Cleopatra.27
6237324440Cleopatralast of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.28
6237324441Actiumnaval battle at ______ in Greece (31 B.C.E.), octavian defeated his principal rival, mark anthony, who had joined forces with cleopatra, last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.29
6237324442SpartacusEscaped slave assembled an army of seventy thousand rebellious slaves.30
6237324443Jupiterwas the principal god, lord of the heavens.31
6237324444Marswas the god of war.32
6237324445StoicismThe most prominent school lof thought in Hellenistic Greece. They recognized that they lived in a large and interdependent world. They sought to identify a set of universal moral standards based on nature and reason that would transcend local ethical codes.33
6237324446Marcus Tullius Cicero(106-43 B.C.E.) he was a thinker. He was readily adopted Stoic values. He studied in Greece and became thoroughly acquainted with both classical and Hellenstic schools of thought. He was a persuasive orator, and he wrote clear, elegant, polished Latin prose.34
6237324447Testudothe tortoise35
6237324448Jewsonly recognized one god Yahweh, as divine and Romans had a problem with that36
6237324449Christ "the annointed one"the savior who would bring individuals into the kingdom of God. They thought that he was the son of God and that his sacrifice served to offset the sins of those who had faith in him.37
6237324450Romecapital of the ancient city. Italy38
6237324451Persiansa citizen of persia39
6237324452Judaismthe monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries40
6237324453epicureanismthe philosophical system or doctrine of Epicurus, holding that the external world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms and that the highest good is pleasure, interpreted as freedom from disturbance or pain.41
6237324454Tacitusroman historian42

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