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Rome
Rome and Before
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History
9th Grade
11/16/2011

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What do all four river valley civilizations have in common?
Definition
They lived near a river.
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Pax Romana
Definition
The peak of Roman strength.
Term
The Twelve Tables
Definition
A group of basic Roman laws.
Term
Who were the three influences on Rome and what did Rome borrow from them?
Definition
Etrusans: They gave Rome games and military procedures.
Latin: They took the language.
Greeks: They took religion and art.
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List and explain the signifigant accomplishments of all the River Valley Civilizations.
Definition
China: They made the dynastic cycle
Indus: They made one of the first plumbing systems.
Egyptians: They built the pyrimads.
Mesopatamia: They made the first irrigation canals.
Term
Describe the Roman Class social system.
Definition
Plebians and Patricians
Term
Why did Rome fall?
Definition
They fell because their military went bad, and they were attacked by thier own mercinaries.
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Patrician
Definition
The upper class of Rome
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Plebian
Definition
The lower class of Rome
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Republic
Definition
When a selected amount of people made all the rules.
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Consul
Definition
Chief executives of the government and elected for one year
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Senate
Definition
A group of about 300 people who were chosen to be in the Senate for life.
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Hellenism
Definition
A mix of Roman culture and whatever society they took over.
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Aqueduct
Definition
A big vat which held all of Rome's water.
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Direct Democracy
Definition
When the people all vote together for every single desicion.
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