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ancient rome
world history
Question | Answer |
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the head of the household had absolute power in the family | male |
ancestors of the Romans called | latins |
the Latins settled along the | Tiber valley |
legend held that two brothers who and who, had founded the city | Romulus and Remus |
learned much from them, alphabet, engineering techniques, to drain marshlands along the | Tiber river |
the people choose some of the elected officials | republic |
the most powerful governing body. (300 members) | senate |
(landowning upper class) | plebicians |
in the event of war the senate might choose a dictatorship ruler who has complete control over government | dictator |
farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders who make up the bulk of the population | plebians |
the plebians gained the right to elect their own officials called | tribunes |
block laws | veto |
the laws of the what made it possible for the first time for plebians | the twelve tables |
both boys and girls from the upper and lower class learn to | read and write |
the Romans were polytheistic | religion |
a group of 5000 men | legion |
Roman soldiers received a small stipend for serving. payment | stipend |