Rome Vocab Flashcards
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Rome
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Capital of Roman civilization
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Cuniculus
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An underground irrigation system that Etruscans created
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Greco-Roman
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Roman culture with a strong Greek influence
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Etruscan
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One ancient inhabatant of Etruria
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Gladiator
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A person trained to fight to entertain
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Patrician
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Upper class in Rome
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Plebian
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Lower class in Rome
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Rupublic
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A government where leaders are elected to represent people who weren’t leaders
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Senate
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300 men who were elected to be in a government body of Rome
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Council
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People who are summoned for government reasons
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Tribune
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An official for Rome elected by Plebians
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Veto
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To refuse proposals in government
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Constitution
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A set of laws
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Civil War
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War between different groups in the same country
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Punic Wars
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Wars fought between Rome and Carthage
