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a pipe or raised channel built to carry water over a long distance
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Maximus a large Roman stadium primarily used for chariot races
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a large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting events were held
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the city on the eastern edge of Europe, which Constantine made the capital of the Roman Empire in 330 C.E.
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one of two chief leaders in Rome
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a long underground water trench
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the political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people
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a mural painted with water-based paint on damp plaster
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a person trained to fight for public entertainment
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pictures made up of small pieces of tile, glass, or colored stone
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in the Roman Republic, a member of the upper, ruling class
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Romana a 200-year period of peace and stability established and maintained
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in the Roman Republic, one of the common people
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to make change in order to bring about improvement
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a government in which people in power have been elected
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a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome
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"fast food" places that served prepared food
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to reject proposals of law-making bodies of government
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to trade goods or services without exchange of money
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the name for the eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it lasted from about 500 to 1453 C.E.
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the leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 C.E., who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single empire
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the medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
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the buying and selling of goods; business
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the group of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church
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a series of religious wars launched by European Christians to reclaim Jerusalem and other holy sites from Muslims
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to have the greatest influence or control over, or to be the most noticeable or important person or thing
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Orthodox a Christian religion that developed out of early Christianity in the Byzantine Empire
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the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection
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land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
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passed on from parent to child; inherited
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a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
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a community devoted to prayer and service to fellow Christians
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a young boy who learned manners and received education as part of his training to learn to become a knight
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a journey to a holy site
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the period of time during which a king or other monarch rules
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a peasant who could not leave the lord’s land on which he or she was born and worked
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a military action in which a place is surrounded and cut off to force those inside to surrender
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a young man who served a knight and learned to fight in his training to become a knight
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payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission
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a person who owes loyalty in exchange for receiving something valuable, such as land
