| A | B |
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| an area of land drained by a river | basin |
| 4 natural regions of Italian peninsula | Alps Mts. (fur of boot), Apeninnines( Zipper of boot),Po basin (Molto Mario Restaurant) western plains(fertile farmland) |
| Three groups of people to settle in early Rome | Latins, Greeks, Etruscans |
| a govern. in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders(public things) | republic |
| Roman lawmaking council | Senate |
| one of two people elected by the Roman Senate who governed Rome & commanded it army | consul |
| rich powerful Roman families | patricians |
| a member of the common people in Rome (farmers,artisan & merchants) | plebeians |
| officials elected to protect plebians | tribunes |
| foundation of Roman law written down on bronze tablets | Twelve Tables |
| large areas of land | territory |
| a ruler who has absolute power | dictator |
| people within one country fight each other | civil war |
| Roman peace | Pax Romana |
| science of building | architecture |
| Roman sports arena | Colosseum |
| central marketplace | forum |
| stone structures used to carry water | aqueducts |
| Latin-based languages(ex. French, Italian, Spainsh, Portuguese | Romance languages |
| a person, often a slave or prisoner of war who fought in the Colosseum | gladiator |
| the emperor who granted freedom of religion | Constantine |
| date that Caesar was murdered | Ides of March (March 15) |
| teachings of Christ were based (or rooted) in this religion | Judaism |
| during the PUNIC WARS -Rome & Carthage wanted to control this Island | Sicily |
| Which ruler said " I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble" | Octavian Augustus |
| Why was Battle of Zama important | it helped Rome expand its laws & goverment |
