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- 3. A building material originally developed by Rome.
- 4. Was a powerful trading empire along the North African coast.
- 7. A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.
- 9. This was the most important industry in the Roman Empire.
- 11. The ______ duty was to voice the plebeians' concerns or problems to the rest of the government.
- 12. These people are government officials and served as judges in court.
- 15. A powerful and influential Byzantine emperor.
- 16. This means that the same laws applied to everyone equally.
- 18. A unit of 3,000-6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.
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- 1. The emperor ________ had moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the Greek city of Byzantium.
- 2. A large arena that held 150,000 people where chariots raced before onlookers.
- 4. This was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 5. In the A.D. 300s,Roman emperors adopted this religion.
- 6. The first written code of laws.
- 7. Was one of the largest cities in the ancient world.
- 8. This is also known as "Roman Peace".
- 10. A curved symmetrical structure.
- 13. A constitutional right to reject a decision made by a law-making body.
- 14. The _______ were wealthy landowners who came from the oldest and most important families.
- 17. these were a popular past time in Rome.
