Greek and Romans

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  1. 2. A house in the country belonging to a wealthy landowner.
  2. 5. Gaining knowledge by studying things and events. Scientists look for explanations and proof.
  3. 7. The most important administrator and army general in the Roman Republic.
  4. 8. A country governed by one or more elected leaders.
  5. 10. 1) A building where Christians gather to pray. 2) The Christian community and its leaders (capital C).
  6. 14. Groups originally from modern Germany and the Netherlands, like the Frisians and Batavians.
  7. 16. The set of laws governing the Roman Empire.
  8. 18. The group of the richest and most powerful people in a society.
  9. 19. A foreigner or outsider; also an uncivilized person.
  10. 20. A story about gods or demigods, or a story people think is true but is not entirely factual.
  11. 21. Searching for wisdom and knowledge to better understand the world and people.
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  1. 1. The religion of the Jews, who believe in one god.
  2. 3. The period between 3000 BC and 500 AD when Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures flourished.
  3. 4. (Greek) Setting up Greek settlements outside Greece in the eighth and seventh centuries BC.
  4. 5. An assembly that governed the Roman Republic, made up of wealthy and important families.
  5. 6. The ruler of the Roman Empire.
  6. 7. Belief in one god, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
  7. 9. The holy book of the Christians.
  8. 11. The highest-ranking leader in the Christian (Catholic) Church.
  9. 12. Someone who rules alone.
  10. 13. Right The right to stop a decision from being put into effect.
  11. 15. A poor Roman citizen supported by the rich and powerful.
  12. 17. The belief in one god.