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Benchmark#4:TopicVocabulary

DueDate:May10,2016

Directions:
Usingyourresearch,determine(find)vocabularywordsthatpeoplewouldneedto
understandinordertolearnaboutyourtopic.Afteryouhavefoundthesewords,followthese
steps:
1) Writethewordinthelefthandcolumn
2) Findapictureonlineofyourvocabularyword
3) Createadefinitionfortheword,INYOUROWNWORDS!

Example:

Phalanx

Inbattle,Greeksoldierswouldcreatea
phalanxbyhavingalargenumberof
soldiersmakearectangle.Greek
soldiersoftenuseddoryspearsand
shieldsinthisformationtostop
attackers.

Yourworkgoeshere:
Yellowhighlight=moreinformation
VocabularyWord

Definition(YOUROWNWORDS

Furca

ApoleorpolesslungoverRoman
soldierstocarrythings.
(AKAamarchingstick)

PictureofVocabularyword

Carob

Acocoalikematerialwhichwasvery
popularinRome.
Thisisconnectedto
Romanwarfarebecauseitcouldbeused
tofeedthesoldiersandgivethemextra
energytofight.

HispanicSword/Gladius

Aswordmeantforslashingandstabbing
but,mostlystabbing.

Apron

Abeltthatprotectsthelowerpartofthe
body.

Flax

Aplantwhichcouldbeturnedintolinen
afteritgetscombedandthenspun.
This
couldberelatedtowarbecauseitisused
tomakethekits,whichwouldcarrythe
weaponsthatsoldierswoulduse.

Pilum

AheavyjavelinusedbyRoman
Legionaries.
Itwasusedasaprojectileto
throughatsoldiersfarawayanditcan
alsobeusedasacloserangedspear.

Marsh

Alowfieldwhichisusuallyoralways
flooded.
Thiscouldhinderthesoldiers
andmakethemlosevaluabletimeinwar.
Itcouldlowertheirchanceofsurvivalina
war.

SilkRoad

Aroadthatwasusedtotradematerials
betweenthewestandeast.

Mattock

Apickaxeshapedtoolthatisusedfor
agriculture.Anadzeandchiselwereat
eachends.
Itcouldbeusedtomakefood
thatfarmerswouldsendtosoldiersto
helpthemstayhealthyandfighttheirbest
inawar.Itcouldalsobeusedasa
makeshiftweaponifthefarmershadto
defendthemselves.

Ballista

Acatapultusedtohurlstonesora
crossbowwhichlaunchedspears.
Itcould
beusedtodefendacityfromwithinthe
citywallssothecitywouldnthavetolose
soldiers.Itcouldalsobeusedasavery
strongweapontohelpanarmyinbattle.

Turfcutter

Atoolmeanttoliftuptheturflayer.Itwas
usedtofarmandplantseedswhichcould
beusedtofeedsomesoldiers.Itcould
alsobeusedtorearrangetheterrainand
makeitharderfortheenemytoattackthe
Romanarmy.Theycanusethistoolto
helpmakemoreroadsandbridges.This
canhelptheirarmyadvanceandtake
moreterritory.

Aquilifer

Carriedthelegionaryeagle.Itisamajor
symbolinRome.Itcouldbeusedtoraise
themoraleofthesoldierstomakethem
fightbetterbecausetheeagleisreally
important.

Adscriptions

Soldierswhoreplacedothersoldierswho
couldn'tfight.

Byzantineera

TheerawhereeasternRomewasthriving
andhadtruepowerinbattle.

TheTortoise

AdefensiveformationwhichtheRomans
usedtoprotectthemselvesfrom
projectiles.Everysoldierputsshieldsover
theirheadsbesidestheonesinthefront
whichputtheirshieldsinfrontofthem.

TheWedge

Thewedgeisanoffensiveformation
wherethelegionariesformatrianglethat
pointsattheenemies.Theythenruninto
theenemywhichputstheminabad
positiontofightin.

TheOrb

Theorbisadefensiveformationwhere
thelegionariesformacircleandprotect
themselveswiththeirshields.Itisavery
effectiveformation.

TheSaw

Thesawisadefensiveandoffensive
formation.Itiswhensoldiersturnintothe
shapeofasawandallowenemysoldiers
usingthewedgetoramintotheholes.It
allowstheRomansoldierstowithstand
theattackanditalsoletsthesoldiersto
surroundtheenemyanddoa
counterattack.

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