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The Earth and it's Peoples - Chapter 8: Ancient Societies of America Flashcards

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1895752358MexicaBuilt the Aztec Empire0
1895752359Moctezuma IIRuler of Aztecs from 1502 - 15201
1895752360TenochtitlanAztec capital2
1895752361Emperor ConstantineDeclared Christianity the main religion of the Roman empire.3
1895752362Roman RepublicThe period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate.4
1895752363Roman SenateA council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised the city's leaders5
1895752364Roman principateTerm used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E., based on the ambiguous title priceps ("first citizen") adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship.6
1895752365Caesar AugustusFirst emperor of Rome (r 27 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) Careful to maintain the form of government (the Senate, consuls, public assemblies); He spoke of the empire's conquest as reflecting the "power of the Roman people" rather than of the Roman states.7
1895752366Pax Ramonatime of peace in Rome8
1895752367RomanizationThe process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces of the Roman Empire9

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