chapter 10 vocab Flashcards
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Aeneas
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Great Trojan hero named Aeneas
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Romulus
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were twin brothers named Romulus
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republic
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people elect leaders to govern them
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dictaters
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rulers with almost absolute power.
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plebeians
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or common people
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patricians
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nobles called patricians
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magistrates
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officials or magistrates
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consuls
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The two most powerful magistates
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Roman Senate
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was a council of wealthy and powerful Romans 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 group 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.
