World History Vocab, Chapter 5, Rome
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- Republic
- A form of goverment in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote.
- Patrician
- Wealthy, powerful landowners, the formed the ruling class of the Roman Society.
- Plebian
- In the roman republic, a social class made up of minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers.
- Consul
- A cheif executive officer of the Roman Republic; two were elected each year, one to run the goverment and onne to lead the troops into battle.
- Praetor
- Official of the Roman republic, in charge of enforcing roman law.
- Virtually
- Almost entirely; nearly.
- Institutions
- an organization for the promotion of a cause.
- Inadequate
- Not sufficient
- Triumvirate
- goverment led by three people.
- Dictator
- An absolute ruler.
- Imperator
- commander in chief; the latin origin of the word emperor
- financial
- relating to the management of funds
- Instability
- Not steady, wavering
- Wheareas
- Although
- paterfamilias
- In the roman social structur, the dominant male head of the house hold, and his wife, sons and their wives and children, unmarried daughters, and slaves.
- Insulae
- Roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete with wooden beam floors
- Primary
- most important
- contractor
- one who contracts of is a party to a contract to perform work, provide supplies, or erect buildings.
- Procurator
- In the roman empire, 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
- Guarantee`
- Assured the fullfillment of a condition
- Transformation
- Conversion; change in character or condition.
- Structure
- an arrangement in a difinite pattern of organization
- plague
- an epidemic disease
- inflation
- a rapid increase in prices
- military
- relating to the armed forces of to soldiers, arms, or war.
- Economic
- Relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- collapse
- to break down completely