6th grade social studies Chap 10
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- SCIPIO
- Ancient Roman general who attacked Carthage and forced Hannibal to retreat from Rome
- TARQUIN
- Etruscan leader and the last king of ancient Rome
- SYNAGOGUE
- A Jewish place of worship
- DISCIPLE
- One of a small group of people who followed Jesus
- MESSIAH
- In Judaism, a leader sent by God; In Christianity, the savior, Jesus, God in human form
- THEODOSIUS
- Ancient Roman emperor who made Christianity Rome's official religion in 380; c. 347 - 395
- GOSPELS
- In Christianity, the four books of the Bible known as the New Testament
- DIOCLETIAN
- Ancient Roman emperor who restored order and strengthened the economy of the Roman Empire, dividing it into two parts c. 245 - 316
- COMMODUS
- Ancient Roman emperor who succeeded his father, Marcus Aurelius, and began the decline of the Roman Empire c161 - 192
- CLAUDIUS
- Ancient Roman emperor after Caligula who tried to improve conditions in the Empire 10 B.C - A.D. 54
- SENATE
- A governing body in which ancient Roman representatives served
- CONSUL
- In ancient Rome, one of two officials who managed the government and the army
- APOSTLE
- One of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to help him preach and spread the word of God
- NAZARETH
- A city in ancient Palestine and the home of Jesus
- PALESTINE
- A Roman province on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
- MEDITERRANEAN SEA
- A large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa
- PATRICIAN
- A wealthy, powerful citizen of ancient Rome
- GLADIATOR
- A professional fighter in ancient Rome
- NEW TESTAMENT
- The part of the Christian bible that contains the Gospels
- CAESAR
- An ancient Roman emperor
- ITALIAN PENINSULA
- An arm of land surrounded by the Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic Seas
- JULIUS CAESAR
- Ancient Roman general whose murder led to the end of the Roman Republic
- COLOSSEUM
- A famous Roman arena
- PERSECUTE
- To punish
- ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS
- Last emperor of the Wester Roman Empire in A.D. 476 at age twelve and reigned for only eleven months c. 464 - ?
- NERO
- Ancient Roman emperor upon whose death civil war broke out A.D. 37 - A.D. 68
- DICTATOR
- A person who has total control over the people
- REPRESENTATIVE
- A person elected to represent the people
- PILLAGE
- To rob
- CONSTANTINOPLE
- The capital of the Byzantine Empire
- THE PUNIC WARS
- The wars between Carthage and Rome
- PETER
- Disciple of Jesus who helped spread his teachings throughout the Roman Empire; died c A.D. 67
- SENECA
- A Roman writer who did not approve of gladiator events.
- ROME
- A city near the middle of the western coast of Italy
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
- The early Christian church in the Western Roman Empire of which the Pope was head
- BYZANTINE ORTHODOX CHURCH
- The early Christian church in the Eastern Roman Empire of which the emperor was head
- CHRISTIANITY
- The monotheistic religion based on the life, teachings, and death of Jesus
- PAX ROMANA
- "Roman Peace," a time when ancient Rome was prosperous and peaceful
- JUNIUS BRUTUS
- Ancient Roman leader who, with his supporters, forced the Etruscans out of Rome
- MARCUS AURELIUS
- Ancient Roman philosopher, general, and emperor who was perhaps the greatest of Rome's "Five Good Emperors" 1254 - 1324
- HANNIBAL
- Carthaginian general who launched an invasion on the Romans from Spain by crossing the Alps
- TRIBUNE
- In ancient Rome, men who were appointed to protect the rights of plebeians
- JESUS
- A young Jewish man who taught in Palestine and founded Christianity c. 4 B.C. - A.D. 29
- CALIGULA
- Cruel ancient Roman emperor who was assassinated by members of his bodyguard A.D. 12 - A.D. 41
- AUGUSTUS
- Ancient Roman emperor whose rule began a long period of prosperity and peace called the Pax Romana, or "the Roman Peace," for the Roman Empire 63 B.C. - A.D. 14
- PLEBIAN
- A commom citizen of ancient Rome
- BYZANTINE EMPIRE
- An empire of lands that formed the eastern part of the Roman Empire with its center at the city of Constantinople
- POPE
- The leader of the Roman Catholic Church
- CONSTANTINE
- Christian emperor who made Christianity equal to all other religions in rome and reunited the Roman Empire after Diocletion had divided it into two parts ; c. 275 - 337
- PATRIOTISM
- A sense of pride in one's country
- VANDAL
- A person who destroys property
- BYZANTIUM
- An old Greek city, renamed Constantinople, that became the center of the Byzantine Empire; present day Istanbul
- REGULUS
- Ancient Roman general who was defeated and captured in a war between Rome and Carthage
- CATACOMB
- An underground room used as a burial site
- TIBER RIVER
- A river in Italy
- APPIAN WAY
- A famous ancient Roman road
- REPUBLIC
- A form of government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders
- CARTHAGE
- An important Phoenician trading post in North Africa
- EMPEROR
- The ruler of an empire
- AUCTION
- To sell something to the highest bidder
- PAUL
- Disciple of Jesus who helped spread his teachings throughout the Roman Empire; died c A.D. 68