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history of rome
history for rome
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7th Grade
01/26/2017

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who was the powerful general who made himslef dictator for life?
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Julis Ceasor
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In order to carry water from mountains into the cities, Romans constructed raised channels called what?
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aqueducts
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in other words octavian, becomethe 1st emperor of rome, who is he?
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Augustus
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who was a gifted speaker and philosopher who called upon the upper class romans to work together to make Rome a better place?
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Cicero
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Romans inspired other countries to adopt a legal system based on a written code, whats the legal system?
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cival law
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whats a public speaker?
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orator
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Romans used money or ____consisting of gold and silver coins to buy coins
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currency
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ovid was known for what
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writing poems about mythology
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what was virgil known for?
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writing the aeneid
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what was the time of peace in roman emire known as?
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Pax Romania
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What were the romance languages
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Italian,Spanish, and french
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why did romans ban some religions
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That was when the rulers of Rome considered it a political problem.
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what challenges did early romans face in practicing and spreding their religion?
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possibly being killed or arrested by local officials.
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who was the ruler of the roman empire?
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Diocletian was the ruler
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who was atilla
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she was the fearsome leader of the huns
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whats corruption
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is the decay of peoples values
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who was justinian
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a man who had passion for law and church
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who was theodora
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she was justinians smart and powerful wife
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what was the byzantine empire
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they were the society that developed in eastern roman empire
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what caused the fall of roman empire
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~empire split

~invasions bebarbarian tribes

~government corruption

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