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Vocabulary;Rome
VOcabulary; People and places; Chapters 8 and 9: ROME C. Lee; test wednesday, April 15
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7th Grade
04/13/2009

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plebian
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an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
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consul
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an elected official who led the Roman Republic
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veto
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the power of one branch of government to reject bills or proposals passed by another branch of government
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dictator
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a person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to rule for six months in times of emergency. with all the powers of a king.
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province
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a unit of an empire
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Colosseum
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A large amphitheater built around AD 70; site of comtests and combats
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aqueduct
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a structure that carries water over long distances
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polytheism
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a belief in more than one god
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arch
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a curved structure used as a support over an open space; as in a doorway
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census
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an official count of people living in a place
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villa
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a country estate
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circus
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an arena in ancient Rome or the show held there
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gladiator
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a person who faught to the death as entertainment for the Roman republic
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Jesus
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founder of Christianity; believed by Christians to be the Messiah
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Messiah
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a savior in Judaism and Christianity
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disciple
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a follower of a person or belief
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epistle
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in the Christian Bible, letters written by disciples
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matyr
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a person who dies for a cause
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Constantine
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(AD 278-337) emperor of Rome from AD 312-337; encouraged the spread of Christianity
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mercenary
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a soldier who serves for pay in a foreign army
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inflation
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an economic situation in which the government issues more money with lower value
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republic
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type of government in which citizens select their leaders
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patrician
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a member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic
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