Vocabulary Terms

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Aqueduct

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A bridge used to bring water from the mountains into the cities that was built by combining arches (Ancient Rome).

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Arch

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A curved stone construction that spans an opening and supports weight above it.

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Architecture

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The design of buildings.

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Characteristics

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Different traits that a person or object has.

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Column

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A tall cylinder-shaped pillar used to support a structure.

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Contribution

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The act of giving or doing something.

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Direct Democracy

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A government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws (Ancient Greece).

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Representative Democracy

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A government in which people vote for (elect) a smaller group of citizens to make the rules and laws for everyone (Ancient Rome).