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Aediles: Magistrates responsible for maintaining public buildings and spaces. Amphitheatre: An oval shaped building providing seating, entertainment venue. Atrium: Open space, central public space of Roman house and centre of religious and social activity. Basilica: Justice building. Capitolium: Temple of Jupiter – dedicated to Jupiter, Minerva, Juno, state religion. Caupona: A bar, tavern, inn. Castellum: Main water tank. Client: The subservient in a relationship who has a patron for protection and guidance. Compluvium: Square cut hole in the roof of a private house within the atrium to provide light, air, water. Dolia: Terracotta pots in thermopolia contained drinks. Dominus: Master, the head of the domus. Domus: Roman household. Familia: Roman family that lived in the household including the slaves. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Forum: A public Roman space with buildings used for town gathering, official religion and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">trade. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Fullonica: Cleaning and production of cloth for clothing, laundry. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Garum: Fish sauce. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Genius: God of the male line of descent, the family spirits. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Impluvium: The shallow pool which collected rain water under the compluvium. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Lararium: Private shrine of household gods. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Libertus: A former slave who has gained freedom. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Macellum: Large, covered meat and fish market in the Forum. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Odeon: Small theatre. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Palaestra: Public exercise ground for military and youth. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Paterfamilias: Highest ranking male in a family, Roman household patriarchal. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Peristyle: A colonnade around an outside private garden. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Pistrinum: A shop that produces and sells bread, bakery. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Programmata: Epigraphic sources – election slogans. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Senator: Roman who has public office within the senate of Rome. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Taberna: Small workshops opening onto the street. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Tablinum: Public reception area of the atrium where household records are kept. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Thermae: Hot baths in a communal bath complex. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Thermopolium: A shop that produces and serves hot food and drinks. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Triclinium: Formal dining room in private homes containing three couches. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Vestibulum: Entrance area to a private house. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Villa rustica: A working farmhouse and property, often also a vineyard.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Insula: A block of buildings with roads surrounding. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Pumice: Volcanic rock due to the air content is light in weight. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Pyroclastic flow: Volcanic debris and gas flowing at a fast pace similar to a snow <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">avalanche. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Strata (singular stratum): Layers of material built up or deposited at a site. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Strata (singular stratum): Layers of material built up or deposited at a site. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stratigraphic: Study of arrangement of layers of volcanic ash deposited. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Tufa: A volcanic stone that is produced from the volcano. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Vulcanology: Scientific study of the eruption of volcanoes.

=A Glossary of Key Words= <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Account - Account for: state reasons for, report on. Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Apply - Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Appreciate - Make a judgement about the value of <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Assess - Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Calculate - Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Clarify - Make clear or plain <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Classify - Arrange or include in classes/categories <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Compare - Show how things are similar or different <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Construct - Make; build; put together items or arguments <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Contrast - Show how things are different or opposite <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Critically (analyse/evaluate) - Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analyse/evaluate) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Deduce - Draw conclusions <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Define - State meaning and identify essential qualities <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Demonstrate - how by example <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Describe - Provide characteristics and features <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Discuss - Identify issues and provide points for and/or against <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Distinguish - Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; to note differences between <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Evaluate - Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Examine - Inquire into <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Explain - Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Extract - Choose relevant and/or appropriate details <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Extrapolate - Infer from what is known <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Identify - Recognise and name <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Interpret - Draw meaning from <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Investigate - Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Justify - Support an argument or conclusion <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Outline - Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Predict - Suggest what may happen based on available information <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Propose - Put forward (for example a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Recall - Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Recommend - Provide reasons in favour <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Recount - Retell a series of events <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Summarise - Express, concisely, the relevant details <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Synthesise - Putting together various elements to make a whole
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This glossary contains key words that appear frequently in Board of Studies syllabuses, performance descriptions and examinations. **