Chapter 11 Flashcards

37615575	Carthage	Northern African kingdom, main rival to early Roman expansion, that was defeated by Rome in the Punic Wars.	0
37615576	Cult of Isis	A popular Roman religion of salvation in which an afterlife was promised to followers.	1
37615577	Essenes	Jewish sect that looked for the arrival of a savior; they were similar in some of their core beliefs to the early Christians.	2
37615578	Etruscans	Northern Italian society that initially dominated the Romans; the Etruscans helped convey Greek concepts to the expanding Romans.	3
37615579	Latifundia	Huge state-run and slave-worked farms in ancient Rome.	4
37615580	Mithraism	Mystery religion based on worship of the sun god Mithras; it became popular among the Romans because of its promise of salvation.	5
37615581	Pater familias	Roman term for the "father of the family," a theoretical implication that gave the male head of the family almost unlimited authority.	6
37615582	Patriarchy	System of social organization in which males dominate the family and where public institutions, descent, and succession are traced through the male line.	7
37615583	Patricians	Roman aristocrats and wealthy classes.	8
37615584	Pax 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.	9
37615585	Plebeians	Roman common people.	10
37615586	Stoics	Hellenistic philosophers who encouraged their followers to lead active, virtuous lives and to aid others.	11
37615587	Strabo	Greek geographer (first century C.E.).	12