5Th Old World History And Geography Chapter 11

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highlands

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climate in high mountainous areas

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snow line

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snow on the mountain all year above this line

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timber line

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a point beyond which trees cannot grow

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Tropics

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another name for the torrid zone

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census

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a government sponsored count of the people

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consuls

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two elected officials who ruled with equal power

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"All roads....

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...lead to Rome."

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dictator

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a person who has absolute rule in his country's government

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Pax Romana

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200 years of peace at the beginning of the Roman Empire

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Punic Wars

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the name of the three wars that Rome fought against Carthage

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Pergamum

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Rome's first province

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Alps

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the largest mountain system in Europe

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Greek

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the culture that influenced the Romans the most

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"The City of the Seven Hills"

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Rome was called this because of the area where it was built

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aqueducts

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structure that the Romans built to transport water

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Pompeii

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the city that was buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79

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concrete

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what the Romans used to provide lasting strength for their buildings

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Augustus Caesar

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the first emperor of the Roman Empire

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Julius Caesar

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Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon"

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plebeians

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the common people of Rome

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Senate

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the oldest and wisest men of Rome

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patricians

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wealthy, distinguished Roman families

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Gaul

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the name of France at the time of the Roman Empire

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Hannibal

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general from Carthage who used war elephants to attack Rome

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Latin

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the language used by the Romans

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legend

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a story that is passed down from person to person year after year until it it finally written down

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crop rotation

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growing one kind of crop on a piece of ground for a while and then growing another kind of crop on the same ground.

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salt

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what the Romans spread on the land in Carthage to destroy it

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province

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a land ruled by another country

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March 15, 44 B.C

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the date that Julius Caesar was murdered

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Tyrrhenian Sea

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the sea that the TIber River flows into

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49-44 B.C.

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the years that Julius Caesar was the dictator of Rome