Rome Vocab Review

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A form of government in which power rests with the citizens, who vote in order to elect leaders.

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repubilc

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A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

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Christianity

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A Greek philosophy that stressed the importance of virtue, duty, and endurance.

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Stoicism

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The first emperor of Rome, who ruled from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. and greatly expanded the size and influence of the Roman Empire.

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Augustus

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The Roman emperor from 360-337 A.D. who ended the persecution of Christians and moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium.

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Constantine

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A structure designed to bring fresh water into a city or town.

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aqueduct

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A group of different cultures or territories led by a single all-powerful ruler.

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empire

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A leader of the Franks, who conquered the Roman province of Gaul in A.D. 486 and later established a large and powerful Frankish Kingdom.

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Clovis

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A belief in one God.

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Monotheism

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A ruler of an empire.

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Emperor