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Vocabulary Assignment
Social Studies content vocabulary flashcards, Mrs. Bremer
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Social Studies
7th Grade
09/04/2013

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Pax Romana
Definition
A long era of peace in Rome
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vault
Definition
Rows of arches built together, a curved ceiling
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satires
Definition
works that poke at human weaknesses
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odes
Definition
poems that express strong emotions about life
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anatomy
Definition
the study of the body structure
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aqueducts
Definition
long troughs supported by rows of arches that carry water
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Stoicism
Definition
a Greek philosophy
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inflation
Definition
rapidly increasing prices when money loses its value
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barter
Definition
to exchange goods without using money
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reforms
Definition
political changes to make things better
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mosaic
Definition
pictures made from many pieces of colored glass or stone
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saints
Definition
Christian holy people
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regent
Definition
a person who stands in for a ruler who is too young or too ill to govern
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Definitions were taken from Discovering Our Past: Medieval and Early Modern Times by Glencoe and McGraw-Hill Companies
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