The Legacy Of The Roma. Empire - Vocab Flashcards
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Empire
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Large territory
Ruled by a SINGLE leader or GOVERNMENT
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The Roman Empire
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At it’s height in year 200
Surrounded the Mediterranean Sea
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Corruption
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Illegal or Immoral activity by GOVERNMENTOFFICIALS
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Mosaic
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A picture made up of small pieces of TILE, GLASS, or COLORED STONE
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Scribe
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Writing for SOMEONE ELSE
A person trained to write or copy documents by hand
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Aqueduct
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An ABOVEGROUND structure built to carry WATER over long distances
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Decline
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A slow BREAKDOWN or failure
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Constantine
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Roman Emperor who moved the capital BYZANTIUM and later renamed it CONSTANTINOPLE
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Proverb
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A saying meant to EXPRESS SOMETHING WISE or TRUE
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Philosophy
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The study of WISDOM and KNOWLEDGE
