chapter 9 arcuri notes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Vault | curved structure forming a ceiling or roof |
| Satire | works that poke fun a t human weaknesses |
| Odes | poems that express strong emotions about life |
| Anatomy | study of body structure |
| Forum | located in the center of Rome; served as marketplace and public square |
| Gladiators | a person who fought animals and other people as public entertainment |
| Paterfamilias | "father of the family"; man that was head of a Roman family |
| Rhetoric | public speaking |
| Plague | a disease that spreads widely |
| Inflation | rapidly increasing prices |
| barter | exchange goods without using money |
| reforms | political changes to make things better |
| saints | Christian holy people |
| regent | a person who stands for a ruler too young or too ill to govern |
| mosaics | pictures made from many bits of colored glass or stone |
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