| A | B |
|---|
| plebeian | farmers, traders |
| patricians | owned large farms, noble families |
| Senate | made up of Rome's noble families |
| representative | a person elected by citizens to speak for them |
| Jesus was feared because | the Roman governors thought he would lead a revolt |
| Constantinople | capital of Constantine's empire |
| Carthage | powerful empire defeated by Rome in the Punic Wars |
| aquaduct | structure built to carry water |
| civil war | a war between groups within one country |
| census | a count of all the people living in an area |
| Pax Romana | a period of peace for the Roman empire |
| gladiator | A Roman athlete who was forced to fight for the public's entertainment- usually slaves, criminal |
| parable | a story that contains a message |
| A religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ | Christianity |
| dictator | a ruler with absolute power |
| The New Testament | The second part of the Christian Bible |
| 45 B.C. | Julius Caesar becomes dictator of Rome |
| A.D. 180 | Armies from northern Europe begin to invade the Roman empire |
| Rome defeats Carthage | 202 B.C. |
| elevation map | map that shows height above sea level |
| profile map | map that shows a cross section of a land surface so as to view it from the side |
| Alps | Mountains at the northern border of Italy |
| Apennine | mountains that run down the spine of Italy |
