| Term | Definition |
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| 753BC | DATES: Rome was founded. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 600BC | DATES: The Etruscans took over Rome. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 323BC | DATES: Alexander the Great died. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 264BC | DATES: The Punic Wars started. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 146BC | DATES: The Punic Wars ended. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 264BC-146BC | DATES: The Punic Wars lasted from when to when? (As in the form of 5BC-2BC) |
| 46BC | DATES: Julius Ceasar became the dictator of Rome for 10 years. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 44BC | DATES: Julius Ceasar was assasinated by Roman senate members. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 27BC | DATES: The Roman Empire was established, and Pax Romana began. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 30AD | DATES: Jesus was crucified. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 79AD | DATES: M. Vesuvius erupted. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 80AD | DATES: The Colosseum was completed. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 180AD | DATES: Pax Romana ended. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 27BC-180AD | DATES: Pax Romana occured from when to when? (As in the form of 10BC-5AD) |
| 378AD | DATES: The Visgoths took over Rome. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| 392AD | DATES: Christianity became the official religon of Rome. (As in the form of 100AD) |
| arable land | VOCABULARY: Land that is good for farming. |
| extinct volcano | VOCABULARY: A volcano that will never erupt again. |
| forum | VOCABULARY: A public place where people exchange ideas and goods. |
| republic | VOCABULARY: A government the Romans used where wealthy Romans elected leaders. |
| consuls | VOCABULARY: 2 chief officials the Roman assembly elected every year. There where 2 officials so no one person had all of the power. |
| dictator | VOCABULARY: A ruler with complete authority. |
| senate | VOCABULARY: This was made up of elected government officials whow ere advised by government body. |
| patricians | VOCABULARY: Decendants of Rome's early settlers, who controlled the government. |
| plebeians | VOCABULARY: All other Roman citizens, which include farmers, merchants, soldiers, and craftworkers. |
| tribunes | VOCABULARY: When the lesser plebians rebelled in 494BC, they formed there on special officers, much like the partricians' senate. These special officers where called... |
| veto | VOCABULARY: To refuse to agree to something. |
| census | VOCABULARY: A count of a countries people. |
| legions | VOCABULARY: A well-trained army divides their soldiers in to large groups called... |
| basilicas | VOCABULARY: Huge, Roman government buildings. |
| gladiators | VOCABULARY: Slaves who were forced to fight, usually to death, for Roman citizens' enjoyment. |
| acid rain | VOCABULARY: Rainwater mixed with gases from fossil fuels that for a rain the damages stone, which damaged many Roman buildings and monuments. |
| aqueduct | VOCABULARY: A system of bridges and canals that is used to carry water from place to place. |
| parable | VOCABULARY: A story that teaches a religious idea. |
| messiah | VOCABULARY: A person that will come to bring liberty to the world. That idea was a belief of Judaism. Many people believed Jesus was this, also. |
| disciples | VOCABULARY: Followers. |
| crucifixion | VOCABULARY: I sentence to death where you are nailed to a cross hanging on a wall, and are left to die my thirst or starvation. |
| Christianity | VOCABULARY: A religion that supported Jesus' ideas that was created after his death by his followers. |
| apostles | VOCABULARY: A group of 12 men who were Jesus' closest followers. |
| persecution | VOCABULARY: Someone who is punished for their religious beliefs is punshed by... |
| martyrs | VOCABULARY: People who are willing to die for thier religious beliefs. |
| Gospels | VOCABULARY: A Christian writing that described Jesus' life, death, and ressurection. |
| New Testament | VOCABULARY: The Gospels combined with a few other books. |
| Old Testament | VOCABULARY: Contains the books of the Hebrew Bible. |
| pope | VOCABULARY: The head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| barbarians | VOCABULARY: People who started attacking Rome's borders in 160AD, after Pax Romana. |
| vandal | VOCABULARY: Someone who purposely damages property. |
| 44BC | DATES: Julius Ceasar became dicator for life. |
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