Unit 2 Vocabulary: Ancient Rome

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to make changes to an existing object or way for doing things

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Adapted

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an underground irrigation system invented by the Etruscans

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Cuniculus

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an ancient inhabitant of Etruria, a land in north and central Italy

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Etruscan

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a person trained to fight for public entertainment

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Gladiator

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having characteristics of Roman culture with a strong Greek influence

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Greco-Roman

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the capital city of the Roman civilization, founded about 700 B.C.E.

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Rome