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Exam 2 Chapter 8
Ancient Rome notes
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10/12/2011

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Particians
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the aristocratic upper class who controlled the Roman Senate
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Centuriate Assembly
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a Roman legislative body made up of soldiers
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consuls
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Two patrician men, elected by the Centuriate Assembly each year, who had executive power in the Roman Republic
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plebeians
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the commoner class in rome
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tribunes
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Roman men elected to represent plebeian interests in the Centuriate Assembly
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Pax Romana
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the period of peace and prosperity in Roman history from the reign of Augustus through that of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
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Romance Languages
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languages that derive from Latin, such as French, Italian, and Spanish
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Nicene Creed
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a set of beliefs, prepared by the council at Nicaea in 325 CE that became the official doctrine of the early Christian church
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Manicheanism
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a blend of Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity, founded by Mani, that emphasized a counting struggle between the equal forces of light and dark
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