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History
10th Grade
10/03/2012

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Roman Republic
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the period of the ancient Rome when the government operated as a republic.
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Roman Senate
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A powerful group of romanes that cound control ting in the empire
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Patron/Client Relanshop
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The patron was the protector, sponsor, and benefactor of the client
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Roman Principate
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the first period of the Roman Empire, extending from the beginning of the reign of Caesar Augustus to the Crisis of the Third Century
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Agustus
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founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death.
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Equites
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lower of the two aristocratic classes of ancient Rome
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Pax Roman
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long period of relative peace and minimal expansion in military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD
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Romanization
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representation of a written word or spoken speech in english script
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Jesus
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the central figure of the Christianity
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Pual
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influential early Christian missionary
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Aquduct
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An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water
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third-Century Crisis
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a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression
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Constantine
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Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
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Byzantine Empire
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the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
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Qin
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first imperial dynasty of China
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Shi Huangdi
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king of the Chinese State of Qin from 246 BC to 221 BC, during the Warring States Period
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Han
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an imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty
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Chang'an
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ancient capital of china
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Gentry
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people of high social class, especially in the past
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