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PVA History Chapt 11

History Chapter 11 -- Rome

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

Created by: LMay

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