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Ancient Rome Prentice Hall 2012
Vocabulary, People, Places
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History
7th Grade
04/16/2009

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Aqueduct
Definition
A structure that carries water over long distances
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Polytheism
Definition
A belief in more tha one god
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Alps
Definition
A mountian range in southern Europe that is found to the north of the Italy.
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Apennine
Definition
A mountion range that runs along the length of Italy
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Gladiator
Definition
A person who fought to the death as entertainment for the Roman republic
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Tiber River
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A river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean.
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Republic
Definition
A type of government in which citizens select their leaders
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Patrician
Definition
A member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic
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Plebian
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An ordinary citizen the ancient Roman Republic
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Dictator
Definition
A person in the ancient Roman Pepublic appointed to rule for six months in times of emergency, with all the powers of a king
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Collosseum
Definition
A large amphitheater built in Rome around A.D
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Rome
Definition
The Capital of Italy,and the start of the Roman Catholic Church
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Punic Wars
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The three wars waged by Rome against Carthage
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Hannibal
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Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy
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Scipio
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Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
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Elevation
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The altitude of a place above sea level or ground level.
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Geography
Definition
The study of earth.
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consul
Definition
One of the two top officials in the Roman government...served as judges, proposed new laws, commanded the army
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