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Ancient Rome MES
Vocabulary in section #5 of notebook
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History
8th Grade
01/04/2016

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Caesar Augustus
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Julius Caesar's grandnephew and adopted son, Rome's first emperor
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Rome
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The capital city of the Roman civilization found around 700 BCE
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Gladiator
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a person trained to fight for public entertainment
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Greco-Roman
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the combination of Greek and Roman culture
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conquest
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to conquer
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expansion
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to grow larger
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forum
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the center of important public activities in Rome
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peninsula
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land surrounded by water on 3 sides
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legacy
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what a person is remembered for
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empire
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a large territory ruled by a single leader or government
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converge
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to join together
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Etruscan
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people from northern and central Italy
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cuniculus
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an underground irrigation system
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republic
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government in which leaders are elected by the people
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patricians
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a member of the upper, ruling class of Rome
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plebeian
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one of the common people of Ancient Rome
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Senate
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a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome.
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consul
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one of two chief leaders in Rome
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Tribune
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an official elected by plebeians to represent them
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veto
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to refuse to approve
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Pax Romana
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a 200-year period of peace and stability in the Roman Empire
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