| Term | Definition |
|---|
| peninsula | italian |
| rivers | tiber po |
| founders of rome | romulus remus |
| Republic | elect leaders |
| patricians | nobles |
| plebleians | lower class |
| Branches of Gov't | judicial, legislative, executive |
| Discontent | Plebleians were unhappy so they refused to fight until given rights |
| Law of 12 Tables | Laws were written so people were sentenced equally |
| Religion | Polytheism |
| Pyrrhic Victory | too great a loss |
| Capital of italy | Rome |
| Carthage's Advantage | Navy |
| Rome's Advantage | Loyalty |
| Hannibal | defeated at zama |
| strategy | plan, objective, surprise, maneuvor |
| Fabian Tactics | refusal to fight |
| Rome destroy Carthage: | burned, sold all survivors, salted land |
| Success from Carthage | Control of western mediteranean |
| Proletariat | landless urban poor |
| latfundia | large estates |
| first triumvirate | Caesur Pompey Crassas |
| Ides of March | March 15 Julius died at statue of Pompey |
| Caesar's Death | fear that he would created a dynasty |
| Second Triumvirate | Octavian Antony Lepidus |
| Actium | where Octavian defeated Cleopatra and Antony |
| First Emperor | Augustus |
| Roman Contribution | Law Classical Culture |
| Excelled in Architeque | Dome |
| Collessem | Vespasian on Nero's lake gladiator fights |
| Pantheon | place to worship all gods |
| Circus Maximus | chariot races |
| thermas | baths |
| aquaducts | water transportation |
| Roadway | via appia |
| Founder of Christianity | jesus |
| Christians believed | heaven and hell messiah was a person |
| Jews believed | no heaven or hell messiah was a time |
| Pontious Pilot | crucified jesus to prevent a national uprise |
| Paul | missionary converts ppl |
| peter | created church hierarchy |
| hierarchy | levels of authority |
| pope | head of roman catholic church |
| cardinals | advisors of pope |
| arch bishop | province several diocese |
| bishop | diocese several churches |
| priest | church |
| st augistine | philosopher of christianity |
| theology | doctrines of church |
| monks | monastaries |
| national religion because | sense of hope, ppl who died were matyrs, ease of convertion, welcomed everyone |
| edict of milan | constatine ended persecution of christians |
| internal conflicts | inflation, roman plague, 476 ad |
| external conflicts | barbaric invasions |
| diocletian | 2 empires |
| theodosius | made christianity offical religion |
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