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History Chapter 11 -- Rome

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first emperor of Rome   Augustus Caesar  
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man who prophesied a powerful kingdom that would be "strong as iron"   Daniel  
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Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon"   Julius Caesar  
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common people of Rome   plebeians  
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oldest and wisest men of Rome   Senate  
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general who led horses and elephants across the Alps in an attack on Rome   Hannibal  
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ruler of the Holy Land at the time of Christ's birth   Augustus Caesar  
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name for France at the time of the Roman Empire   Gaul  
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island at the "toe" of the Apennine Peninsula   Sicily  
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Roman rulers with equal power who each ruled for one year   consuls  
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a point on a mountain beyond which trees cannot grow   timber line  
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the climate found on high mountains   highlands  
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the point on a mountain above which there is snow all year long   snow line  
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another name for the torrid zone   tropics  
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"All roads lead to ____________"   Rome  
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man who has absolute rule and controls all the country's major decisions   dictator  
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language of Romans   Latin  
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2oo years of peace at the beginning of the Roman Empire   Pax Romana  
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three wars that Rome fought against a city in North Africa   Punic Wars  
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North African city that Rome eventually destroyed   Carthage  
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what the Romans spread on the surrounding land of the city in North Africa that they conquered in the Punic Wars   salt  
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Rome's first province in Asia   Pergamum  
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"City of the Seven Hills"   Rome  
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largest mountain system in Europe   Alps  
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culture that influenced Romans the most   Greek  
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transported fresh water to Roman cities   aqueduct  
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a government-sponsored count of the people in a province   census  
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used to provide lasting strength to Roman buildings   concrete  
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located in the center of wealthy Romans' homes   atrium  
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an outer garment and a sign of Roman citizenship   toga  
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