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30 Cards in this Set
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The first Roman Emperor |
Augustus |
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Wars between Rome and Carthage
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The Punic Wars |
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These were built to bring water from the country to the city
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Aqueducts |
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This religion spread throughout the Roman Empire |
Christianity |
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The poor social class that made up the majority of the population |
Plebeians |
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Time of Roman Peace |
Pax Romana |
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Latinis the basis of many European languages, such as
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Italian, French and Spanish |
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Over time, the authority figure of Christianity in Rome was called |
Pope |
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A successful Roman Dictator |
Julius Caesar |
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Rome wanted to control the entire Mediterranean world including the island Sicily
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The cause of the first Punic War |
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Farmers began to fall into poverty because
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They had to leave to fight in Roman wars |
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A lasting cultural impact made by the Romans
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Latin Alphabet |
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This Egyptian queen had a personal and politicalrelationship with Julius Caesar, and later, Marc Antony
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Cleopatra |
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Wealthy citizens in Rome |
Patricians |
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Emperors and Pharaohs have |
Absolute Power |
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In Greece 's government, citizens |
voted on all laws directly |
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In Rome's government, citizens |
voted to elect representatives |
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Italy attracted early settlers because of it's good |
location and climate |
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The first alphabet was created by |
the Phoenicians |
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Plebeians wanted laws to be written because |
they wanted to know what they were |
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Roman Laws |
The Twelve Tables |
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Influenced by the Latin Language |
Medicine, Poetry, Art and Law |
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Early Rome’s government was divided into
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Patricians and Plebeians |
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Christian leaders spread the word about |
Jesus |
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Roman emperor Vespasian wanted this built
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the Coliseum |
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Rome's known architectural style |
Arches and Domes |
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The legend of the beginning of Rome |
Romulus and Remus |
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The major river of Rome |
Tiber |
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Had no rights to vote in Rome |
Women and slaves |
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The first Roman settlers |
Latins, Greeks and Etruscans |
