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Ancient Rome
Global Exam
9
History
9th Grade
03/03/2016

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scarcity
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Noun: a small and inadequate amount
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Christianity
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Noun: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
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peninsula
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Noun: a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
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Pax Romana
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Noun; the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.
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Mediterranean Sea
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Noun; a sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2400 miles (3865 km) long; 1,145,000 sq. mi. (2,965,550 sq. km); greatest known depth 14,436 feet (4400 meters).
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Roman Empire
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Noun: the lands and peoples subject to the authority of ancient Rome.
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Twelve Tables
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Noun; the Twelve Tables, the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law
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Trade Networks
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Noun; a series of routes or paths by which trade can take place.
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Roman Republic
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The Roman Republic is the period from the (perhaps apocryphal) overthrow of the last Roman king, Lucius Tarquinius, in 509 BC by the Roman nobility until the establishment of a permanent imperial dictatorship under Augustus (Octavian) Caesar in 27 BC.
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