Imperial Rome and Han Dynasty Political Control Flashcards

167917065	The Roman Empire	The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean.	1
167917066	Han Dynasty	imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization	2
167917067	Qin Shihuangdi	Ruler of China who united China for the first time. He built road and canals and began the Great Wall of China. He also imposed a standard system of laws, money, weights, and writing.	3
167917068	Augustus	first Roman emperor 27 BC-AD 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar.	4
167917069	Legalism	In China, a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime. (p.52)	5
167959546	bureaucracy	system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials	6
167959547	Patricians	A member of one of the noble families of the ancient Roman Republic, which before the third century B.C. had exclusive rights to the Senate and the magistracies.	7
167959548	Plebians	Members of the lower class of Ancient Rome including farmers, merchants, artisans and traders	8
167959549	Consuls	Two officials from the patrician class were appointed each year of the Roman Republic to supervise the government and command the armies	9
167959550	Tribunes	An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates.	10
167959551	Magistrates	A civil officer with power to administer and enforce law	11