Western Civilization Chapter 4,5, 6

kings & queens

having representatives

few citizen rule in this gov't

a geographically extensive group of states & peoples united & ruled either by a monarch or an oligarchy

7 & 6th century BC definition meant an immediate stage between narrow oligarchy & more democratic forms of polity

elite families in ancient Rome

the members of the urban lower classes in ancient Rome

rule by a small group or social class; most of the time middle class

a movement that started in the West Coast of the 1960's & early 1970's seeking to return to the original life of the early Christians

the difference between the two was mainly based on birth. The portrayal was that Patrician wage the wealthy, secure families & Plebeians were the lower class

a Roman general & statesmen & a distinguished writer of Latin prose

a politician of the late Roman Republic

the founder of the Roman Empire & it's first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD

the long period of relative peace & minimal expansions by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the late 2nd centuries AD

three wars fought between Rome & Carthage. The cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the Carthagian Empire & the expanding Roman Republic

was Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassous, and Gnaeus Pompey. All three ruled the Roman until Crassus was killed in the battle against the Parthians. Then Pompey was defeated in battle of Pharsalus & killed. This left Caesar in total control of the Roman gov't

was Marc Antony, Octavian, & Marcus Lepidus, Lepidus was forced to give up his position after he tried to get troops to munity against Caesar & Antony fell upon his sword & killed himself after Octavian defeated him at the Battle of Actium

a defense fortification in Roman Britain

a person that lives life based off the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

the creed or profession of faith

"one who is sent away". In a Christian sense it means spreading the message of the "Gospel of Jesus" when Jesus sent them away to the Jews

a savior or liberator of a people in the Jewish, Christian, Islamic or other religions

a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislative or parliament

a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans

a poem about Aeneus, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he become the ancestor of the Romans

the state or condition of being a client under the patronage of another

a Punic Carthaginian military commander, known for his ability to pick out opponent's strengths & weaknesses & capitalizing off that

a shallow river in northeastern Italy; Julius Caesar's army crossed the river in 49 BC

known for being the 1st Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He & co-Emperor Licinus issue the Edict of Milan in 313 which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire

an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire

in the Southern distinct of Isreal. Best known for the violence that occured there in the 1st century CE