Unit 1 Vocab

An increase in prices of goods and services over a given period of time

• Deflation
• Stagnation
• Inflation
• Recession

A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

• warrior
• mercenary
• soldier of fortune
• combatant

Emperor in 304 AD that created a new capital for Rome called Constantinople

• Augustus

• Nero

• Julius Caesar

• Constantine

A tribe that is perceived to be savage and warlike, like pirates

• Vikings
• Marauders
• Corsairs
• Barbarian tribes

A fearsome warlord that helped conquer Rome

• Genghis Khan
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Attila the Hun
• Julius Caesar

“Roman peace”

• Pax Augusta
• Pax Britannica
• Pax Romana
• Pax Americana

A register of citizens and their property from which their duties and privileges could be listed

• registry
• database
• inventory
• census

A person chosen or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter.

• patron
• champion
• defender
• guardian

An administrative division or unit of a country

• territory
• province
• state
• region

An open air venue used for entertainment, performances, or sports

• amphitheater

• arena
• stadium

• court