Rise of Christianity

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IridianaSegovia  on October 20, 2011

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Rise of Christianity

republic

a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote
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republic
a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote
patrician
great landowners, they formed the ruling class in the Roman Republic
plebeian in the Roman Republic, a social class made up of minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers
consul
a chief executive officer of the Roman Republic, two were elected each year, one to run government and one to lead the army into battle.
preator
an official of the Roman Republic in charge of enforcing civil law
triumvirate
a government by three people with equal power
dictator
an absolute ruler
imperator commander in chief; the Latin origin of the word emperor
paterfamilias
in the Roman social structure, the dominant male head of the household, which also included his wife, sons and their wives and children, unmarried daughters, and slaves
insulae
Roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete
procurator
in the Roman Republic, an official in charge of a province
New Testament
the second part of the Christian Bible, it provides a record of Jesus' life and teachings
clergy
church leaders
laity
regular church members
plague
an epidemic, infectious disease that causes high mortality
inflation
a rapid increase in prices


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