Polis - A city-state in ancient Greece., Monarchy - A government in which power is in the hands of a single person, Aristocracy - Group of the most wealthy and privileged in society, Oligarchy - Government in which a few wealthy elites rule, Direct Democracy - A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives, Jury - Group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case, Ostracism - Practice used in ancient Greece to banish or send away a public figure who threatened democracy, Assassination - Murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons, Tyrant - A leader in Greece who gained power by illegal means and ruled sometimes with force, Pericles - Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athen's political and cultural supremacy in Greece, Socrates - Athenian philosopher who encouraged people to question everything in order to find the truth, Alexander the Great - King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia to build a large empire, Republic - A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws., Patrician - A Roman aristocrat or nobleman., Dictator - Roman leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army for a brief period (usually 6 months), Plebiean - An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republic, Aqueduct - A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities in Rome, Veto - To reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body., Imperialism - A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force., Latifundia - Large farming estates in Rome worked on by slaves, Messiah - A savior in Judaism and Christianity, Apostles - One of the main followers of Jesus, Martyr - A person who dies in the name of their beliefs, Inflation - General rise in prices, Mercenary - A soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army., Julius Caesar - Roman politician and general who gained significant power but was then assassinated, Paul - Apostle who spread Christianity across the Roman Empire through establishing churches and writing letters, Constantine - Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians, Diocletian - Roman emperor who divided the empire into a West and an East section in an attempt to solve governing problems., Germanic Tribes - Nomadic groups that invaded the Roman Empire from the North and East. Helped contribute to the fall of Rome.,

Unit 3 Part 2 VTP - Classical Civilizations in the Mediterranean

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