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Plebians
The common, working class people in the Roman Republic were called the _____________
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Senate
Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the ______________
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Byzantium/Constantinople
The capital of the Byzantine Empire was ______________
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Kiev
This was the first Russian city to become a powerful center for trade
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Punic Wars
The wars against Carthage were known as the ____________
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Civil war
After Julius Caesar was killed, a ______________ began as Romans fought for power
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Justinian
This Byzantine Emperor briefly regained control over the lands of the Western Roman Empire ______________
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Mongols
The Russians were conquered and subjugated by the ______________
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Julius Caesar
A triumvirate was established in 60 BCE in Rome which was an informal alliance of three of the most powerful men in Rome, Crassus, Pompey and _________________.
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Mark Antony
The second triumverate included Octavian, Lepidus, and ______________
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Turkey
The capital of the Byzantine Empire is located in this modern day country ______________
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Seljuks/Turks
The ______________ conquered the Persians, but later gained the Persians' support and loyalty.
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Rule by the people
The word "Republic" means ______________
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Augustus Caesar
The first Emperor of the Roman Empire was ______________
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Eastern Orthodox
This was the type of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire ______________
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Crusades
Around 1095, the Christian Church rallied armies to fight the Turks for control of the Holy Lands. These wars were called the ______________
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Legislative
The Senate was the main ______________ branch of the Roman government
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Diocletian
The Emperor who chose to split the Roman Empire into a Western and an Eastern Empire was ______________
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The Justinian Code
This law code would influence Western law making for 900 years ______________
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Tribute
Under the Mongols, the Russians were expected to give total obedience, and pay ______________
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