Ch.10 Lessons 1,2,3,4,5 Flashcards

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Tiber River

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a river in Italy

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2
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Italian Peninsula

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an arm of land surrounded by the Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian, and Adriatic Seas; location of the country of Italy

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3
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Mediterranean Sea

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a large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa

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4
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Rome

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a city near the middle of the western coast of Italy

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5
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Tarquin

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Etruscan leader and the last king of ancient Rome

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6
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Junius Brutus

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Ancient Roman leader who, with his supporters, forced the Etruscans out of Rome

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7
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Carthage

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an important Phoenician trading post in North Africa

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8
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Regulus

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Ancient Roman general who was defeated and captured in a war between Rome and Carthage

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9
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Hannibal

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Carthaginian general who launched an invasion of the Romans from Spain by crossing the Alps

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10
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Scipio

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Ancient Roman general who attacked Carthage and forced Hannibal to retreat from Rome

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11
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Julius Caeser

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Ancient Roman general whose murder led to the end of the Roman Republic

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12
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patrician

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a wealthy, powerful citizen of ancient Rome

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13
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plebeian

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a common citizen of ancient Rome

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14
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republic

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a form of government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders

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15
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representative

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a person elected to represent the people

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16
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Senate

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a governing body in which ancient Roman representatives served

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17
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consul

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in ancient Rome, one of two officials who managed the government and the army

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18
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dictator

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a person who has total control over the people

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19
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tribune

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in ancient Rome, men who were appointed to protect the rights of plebeians

20
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patriotism

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a sense of pride in one’s country

21
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ceaser

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an ancient Roman emperor

22
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Appian Way

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a famous ancient Roman road

23
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Colosseum

24
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Augusts

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Ancient Roman emperor whose rule began a long period of prosperity and peace called the Pax Romana

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Caligula
Cruel ancient Roman emperor who was assassinated by members of his bodygaurd
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Claudius
Ancient Roman emperor after Caligula who tried to improve conditions in the Empire
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Nero
Ancient Roman emperor upon whose death civil war broke out
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Marcus Aurelius
Ancient Roman philosopher, general, and emperor who was perhaps the greatest of Rome's "Five Good Emperors"
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Seneca
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emperor
the ruler of an empire
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gladiator
in ancient Rome, a professional fighter
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Palestine
A Roman province on the eastern coast on the Mediterranean Sea
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Nazareth
a city in ancient Palestine and the home of Jesus
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Jesus
A young Jewish man who taught Palestine and founded Christianity
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Peter
Disciple of Jesus who helped spread his teachings throughout the Roman Empire
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Paul
Disciple of Jesus who helped spread his teachings throughout the Roman Empire
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Constantine
Christian emperor who made Christianity equal to all other regions in Rome
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Theodosius
Ancient Roman emperor who made Christianity Rome's official religion
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catacomb
an underground room used as a burial site
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synagogue
a Jewish place of worship
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disciple
one of a small group of people who followed Jesus
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persecute
to punish
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Christianity
the monotheistic religion based on the life, teachings, and death of Jesus
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New Testament
the part of the Christian Bible that contains the Gospels
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Gospels
In Christianity,
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Apostle
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Messiah
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