chapter 10 Flashcards
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Aeneas
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a great Trojan hero
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Romulus and Remus
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the founders were twin brothers named
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republic
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people elect leaders to govern them
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dictators
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rulers with almost absolute power
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plebeians
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common people
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patricians
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nobles called
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magistrates
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officials, or…
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consuls
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the two most powerful magistrates in Rome were called…
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Roman senate
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was a council of wealthy and powerful Romans the that advised the city’s leaders
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veto
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or, prohibit
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Latin
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the Romans’ language
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checks and balances
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methods to balance power
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forum
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Rome’s public meeting place
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legions
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or groups of up to 6,000 soldiers
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Punic wars
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a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa
