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Fall of Rome Terms
Terms from the Fall of Rome.
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8th Grade
10/23/2013

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Silk Road

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a trade route between China and the Mediterranean.
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Pax Romana

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The Time of politicial peace in Rome, (lasts 207 years)
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Caligula

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Roman Emporor, Declared war on posiden, forgot to tell army about invasion, brougth sea shells as prisoners, killed people who prayed for his good health and much more crazy stuff.  Was Assassinated.
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Nero[image]
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Emporor, Started a roman fire and then built a palace over it.  Did alot of other crazy things and was assassinated.
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Domitian

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Was a control freak and was assassinated.
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Christain

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A new religion that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Tiberus

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Son in law to augustus Caesar who was an emporer and had a good military Career.
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Tajan

 

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an Roman Emperor, Built many public buildings and had good economics
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Hadrian

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A Emperor who made the empire as big as it will ever get and built hadrians wall to protect britian.
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Marcus Aurelius[image]
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an emperor who fixed the economie and was a phislopher.
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a rising in prices due to an increase in the amount of money in the consumer's wallet
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Babarians

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People who are from another country, culture or people alien and usaually beilieved to be inferior to another culture or/and people.  (they have beards because romans did not)
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Mecenary

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A  person who is paid for being a soilder or guard and is only loyal to money.
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Constinople

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Capitol of eastern Rome.
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Franks[image]
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A german tribe that help take down rome.
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Saxons

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A group of people who conquered britan and Rome.
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Angles

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A another germanic tribe that helped take down England and Rome.
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Huns

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In Nordic central asia conquered Europe and northern Africa.
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Attila the Hun[image]
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God King of the huns
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Odoacer

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First barbarian king of Rome.
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