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History Test 10
History Chapter 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| timber line | a point beyond which trees cannot grow |
| snow line | snow on the mountains all year long |
| highlands/alpine climate | climate in high mountainous areas |
| Apennine Peninsula | Rome is located on this peninsula |
| Italy | What the Apennine Peninsula is called today |
| Alps; Appennines | Mountain ranges of Italy |
| Po; Tiber | Two major rivers of Italy |
| the Latins | Settled on the Apennine Peninsula and built Rome |
| fine arts | Greek culture influenced the Romans most in this area |
| Rome | "City of the Seven Hills" |
| legend | a story passed down from person to person, year after year, until the story is finally written down |
| a tunic, a toga, and sandals | the three main items of clothing worn by Romans |
| a wax tablet, a stylus, and books or scrolls to read | a Roman student's main school supplies |
| crop rotation | to grow one kind of crop on a piece of ground for a while, then grow another kind of crop on that same ground |
| aqueduct | a bridge used to carry fresh, clean water to the cities |
| patricians | wealthy, distinguished family members. The only type of people who could hold high positions in the government or army |
| plebeians | common people: farmers, peasants, and freed slaves. They could not hold public offices. |
| Carthage | the north African city that was the rival of Rome |
| Punic Wars | The name of the 3 wars between Rome and Carthage |
| Sicily | The territory that Rome gained at the end of the First Punic War |
| Hannibal | The Carthaginian general who challenged Rome during the Second Punic War; He used elephants in his weaponry. |
| Rome | The victor at the end of the third Punic War |
| Pergamum | Rome's first province in Asia |
| Julius Caesar's "crossing the Rubicon" means this | committing a deed that can never be reversed |
| Octavian; Mark Antony | Two men who fought for many years to be the ruler of Rome |
| Cleopatra | Mark Antony's Egyptian ally |
| Octavian | Became the ruler of Rome and was given the name Augustus when he became emperor |
| Augustus | Means "the exalted" |
| Pax Romana | The 200-year period of peace that followed the beginning of the Roman Empire |
| Daniel | man who prophesied a powerful kingdom that would be "strong as iron" |
| Senate | oldest and wisest men of Rome |
| Gaul | What France was called at the time of the Roman Empire |
| consuls | Roman rulers with equal power who each ruled for one year |
| Tropics | another name for the torrid zone |
| dictator | a man who has absolute rule and controls all the country's major decisions |
| Latin | the language of the Romans |
| salt | what the Romans spread on the surrounding land after they destroyed Carthage |
| Alps | the largest mountain system in Europe |
| Greek | the culture that influenced Romans the most |
| atrium | located in the center of wealthy Romans' homes |
| census | a government-sponsored count of the people in a province |
| concrete | used to provide lasting strength to Roman buildings |
| toga | an outer garment and a sign of Roman citizenship |
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