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Social Studies
7th Grade
09/05/2013

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Pax Romana
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a long era of peace in Rome
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vault
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a curved ceiling
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satire
Definition
works that made fun of human weakness
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ode
Definition
poems that express strong emotions about life
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anatomy
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the study of the body structure
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aqueduct
Definition
long troughs supported by rows of arches
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Stoicism
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a philosophy that encouraged Romans to live in a practical way
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inflation
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when prices rapidy increase when money loses its value

 

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barter
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to exchange goods without using money
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reform
Definition
political exchanges to make things better
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mosaic
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pictures made from many bits of colored glass or stone
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saint
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Christian holy people
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regent
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a person who stands in for a ruler who is too young or ill to govern
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