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chapter 8 vocabulary
names of people and regular vocabulary
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History
8th Grade
01/26/2011

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republic
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form of goverment in which the leaser is not a king or queen but a person eelected by citizens
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legion
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smaller unit of the roman arny made up of about 6000 soldiers
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patrician
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wealthy land owner and member of the ruling class in ancient rome
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plebian
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member of the common peopls in ancient rome
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consul
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one of the two top government officials in ancient rome
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veto
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to reject
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praetor
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important government official in ancient rome
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dictator
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in ancient rome a person who ruled with complete power temporarily
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latifundia
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large farming estates in ancient rome
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triumvirate
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in ancient rome a three person ruling group
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pax romana
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long era of peace and safty in the roman empire
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aqueduct
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human made channel built to carry water
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currency
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system of money
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romulus and remus
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founded the city,brothers who built the city and ended up fighting over what to name it and one brother killed the other brother
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aeneas
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united trojans and latins
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latins
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the local people where aeneas landed
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etruscans
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played a role in shaping roman civilization, skilled metal workers who became rich from mining and trade,big influence on romans
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tarquins
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ruling family , very crucial,
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cincinnatus
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best known early roman dictator, was dictator for only short time, didnt want power
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hannibal
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greatest general of carthrage , strategy was to take war to italy
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scipio
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roman general who attacked carthage and defeated carthage
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julius caeser
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succesful military man of the first triumvirate he crossed the rubicon
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octavian
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caesers grandnephew inherited caesers wealth age of 32 was on top and was the foundation of a new system of gov the roman empire
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antony
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caesers top general created second triumvirate took east fell in love with cleopatra v11
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ccero
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political leader writer romes greatest public speaker argued with dictators wanted representative gov
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agustus
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octavians title revered or majestic one
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caligula
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empoere after agustus abolished sales tax allowed people in exile to return increased court systems power
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nero
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emporer after agustus constructed new buildings gave slaves the right to file complaints assisted cities suffering from disasters
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hadrian
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made roman law easier to understand and apply made wall of britain
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