Ch 5 Vocab Flashcards
Plebeian
Ordinary citizens
Patrician
Ruling class
Consul
Head of government
Veto
Reject
Praetor
government officials who interpret law and serve as judges
Legislature
Group that makes laws.
Tribune
An elected official who protects rights of ordinary citizens
Dictator
Absolute ruler
Civic duty
Idea that citizens have responsibility to help their country
Reluctant
Unwilling
Assume
Take for granted to be true
Intensify
Become stronger
Innovation
Introduction of something new
Lafundia
Large farming estates.
Transform
Change the structure
Professional
Type of job, usually requires training and practice
Triumvirate
Three rulers, share equal power
Civil
Relating to citizens
Enable
Make possible
Pax Romana
Roman peace
Proconsul
Governor
Inspect
Look over
Distribute
Divide and deliver
Contrast
Comparing by looking at differences
Capable
Able
Aqueduct
Human-made channel, carries water long distances
Successor
One that comes after