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| a wealthy, land owning citizen of Rome |
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| a group of territories under one powerful leader |
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| a "working class' person / farmer, craftsman, etc. |
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| the volcano that erupted and destroyed the city of Pompeii in 79 C.E. |
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| the river that runs through the city of Rome |
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| the period of 200 years of peace beginning with he rule of Augustus Caesar |
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| the stucture / theater where Romans were entertained / gladiator fights |
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| ancient building dedicated to the gods / it is still standing |
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| senate, assembly, consuls |
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| the three parts of the republic government |
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| we use them today when making an outline, on clocks, the superbowl XLV |
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| used to bring fresh water from the mountains to the cities |
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| the main center of ancient rome |
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| Julian Calendar, law, republic government, courts, Latin, aqueducts, Roman numerals |
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| one of the contributions of Ancient Rome |
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| the counting of people to determine the needs of the community |
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| a republic government, laws, court system |
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| contributions from Rome used by our country today |
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| a city in North Africa who went to war with Rome |
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| 3 wars between Carthage and Rome ( see your notes for details ) |
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| the general from Carthage who lead the second Punic War |
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| the basis of the "Romance Languages" including: Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Romanian |
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| the emperor who made Chirstianity the official religion of the empire |
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| "All roads lead to Rome" ..... the road system aided in travel and trade as well as the abilty to maintain a long lasting civilization |
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| he conqured Gaul and became a consul / later he became dictator and ended the republic / he was killed on the senate floor by his peers |
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| the first 200 years of Rome when kings ruled |
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| meaning that the law applies to everyone |
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| Like the Romans, the U.S. has three branches of government to maintain a balance of powers. |
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| Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese ...all from the Latin language of the Romans |
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| pictures /art work made of small stones or tiles (pictures) |
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| destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius / a "time capsule" of what daily Roman life may have been like |
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| Originally named "Octavian" - son of Julius Caesar / he became the first emperor |
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| name used to describe the invaders from the north of the empire |
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| the name of the eastern portion of the empire that lasted about 1,000 years longer than the western portion |
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| it fell for many reasons - see your notes; primary reasons - too large to manage, corruption in the government, invaders attacked from the north |
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| Roman dictator who served for a limited time of 6 months and helped the Romans defeat enemy attacks |
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