government
the political system by which a country or community is administered and regulated
monarchy
government ruled by a single person called a king or monarch
aristocracy
a government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families
oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people
democracy
a government ruled directly by a vote of the citizens of a nation or community
Republic
a government in which power rests with citizens who elect their leaders who make governmental decisions
patricians
aristocratic landowners who inherited their power and social status
plebeians
the common farmers, artisans, and merchants
twelve tables
roman laws carved into stone and displayed publicly
torah
the first five books of the Old Testament
monotheism
belief in only one God
Judaism
the monotheistic religion of the israelites
Ten Commandments
jewish laws given to Moses by God
Jesus of Nazareth
a Jew and Roman subject who began to preach his ministry around A.D, 25
Christianity
the name of the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
Diaspora
scattering of the Jews after they were exiled from their homeland
Constantine 1
Roman ruler who ended persecution of the Christians after he felt God helped him to win a battle