chapter 10 vocab Flashcards
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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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plebeian
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common people
4
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patricians
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nobles
5
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magistrates
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officials
6
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consul
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the two most powerful magistrates in Rome
7
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roman senate
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were a council of wealth and powerful Romans that advised the city’s leaders
8
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veto
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prohibit
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latin
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the Romans language
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checks and balances
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method 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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groups of up to 6,000 solders
13
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punic wars
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a series of wars against Carthage, a city in northern Africa
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hannibal
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set out for Rome
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Gaius
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encouraged poor people to join the army
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lucius Cornelius Sulla
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became consul in 88 B.C.
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Spartacus
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rose up and demanded freedom
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primary
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main, most important
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purpose
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the reason something is done
