| A | B |
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| Roman Republic | Government in which officials were chosen by the people; foundation for modern democracy |
| Senate | Council of nobles that passed laws and handled foreign affairs |
| Patricians | landowning upper class |
| Plebians | Majority of the population |
| Consuls | Elected representatives for one year in charge of the military and supervising the government |
| Twelve Tables | Codified written laws |
| Assemblies | Comprised of all citizens to vote |
| Punic Wars | conflict between Rome and Carthage; resulted in expanded trade and wealth for Rome |
| Hannibal | General from Carthage that crossed the Alps to invade the Italian Peninsula |
| Augustus Caesar | First emperor of the Roman Empire; Pax Romana began |
| Pax Romana | 200 years of Roman peace |
| Devaluation | Loss of worth |
| Jesus | Leader of Christianity; believed to be son and incarnation of God |
| New Testament | Contains Life and teachings of Jesus |
| Messiah | saviour sent by god |
| Paul | Apostle responsible for traveling throughout the Roman Empire to spread Christianity |
| Constantine | Roman emperor who made Christianity legal; moved capital and renamed it Constantinople |
| Julius Caesar | Became dictator of Rome; assasinated on the Ides of March |
| Latin | Language of the Romans |
| Aqueducts | Structures that carried water to cities |
