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24 Cards in this Set
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Julius Caesar |
Ruler who declared himself dictator for life in 44 B.C. and was later assassinated by members of the senate. |
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Reason the senate assassinated Julius Caesar |
The senate feared Julius Caesar wanted to be king. |
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Augustus |
The first emperor of Rome, Julius Caesar's grand nephew. Formerly known as Octavian. |
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Pax Romana |
a period of roman peace which lasted for 200 years |
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currency |
a standard system of money |
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The Colosseum |
the world's largest amphitheater |
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gladiators |
slaves or criminals who fought each other to the death |
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The Appian Way |
Rome's first great road, built in 312 B.C. |
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vault |
rows of arches built against one another, forming a curved ceiling |
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dome |
a circle of arches joined at their highest point |
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aqueduct |
a channel which carried clean water from the hilltops into Roman cities and towns |
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mosaic |
tiny colored stone cubes set in mortar to create a picture or design |
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fresco |
a picture painted directly onto the wall while the plaster is still wet |
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bas-relief |
a realistic sculpture with figures raised against a flat background |
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latin |
The Roman language; Europe's language for government, trade, and learning until about A.D. 1500. |
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Christianity |
the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its belief and practices |
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Pompeii |
Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, A.D. 79. |
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pope |
the leader of the Roman Catholic Church |
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barbarians |
a Greek word Romans used to describe all people outside of the empire |
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Visigoths |
Germanic tribe which destroyed the city of Rome in A.D. 410. |
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arch |
a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it. Required to build a vault or dome.
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Judaism |
Religion of the early Israelite people which focuses on one god; the sixth largest religion in the world.
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hierarchy |
an organization with different levels of authority
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tetrarchy |
rule by four emperors |
