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Classical Rome Review
Study for your exam on Rome
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Social Studies
9th Grade
03/03/2016

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Mediterranean Sea
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- a sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2400 miles (3865 km) long; 1,145,000 sq. mi. (2,965,550 sq. km); greatest known depth 14,436 feet (4400 meters).
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Pax Romana
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- The name of Rome's Golden age, which brought peace and unity.
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peninsula
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- an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
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scarcity
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-insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
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Roman Empire
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- the lands and peoples subject to the authority of ancient Rome.
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Christianity
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- The Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches.
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Trade network
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- A series of routes that people used when they wanted to travel or trade goods
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Twelve Tables
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-the Twelve Tables, the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451–450 bc
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Roman Republic
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The Roman Republic was the period of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.
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