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Wood Ancient Rome
Wood Ancient Rome Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Republic | a type of government in which people elect leaders to make laws for them |
Senate | a council of rich and powerful Romans who helped run the city |
citizens | people who could take part in the government |
Empire | a government that includes many different peoples and lands uder a single rule |
Pax Romana | a period of peace and achievements in the Roman Empire |
aqueducts | channels used to carry water over long distances |
patricians | small wealthy families |
plebeians | working class and peasants |
consul | leaders who controlled the government |
tribunes | leaders who protected the plebeians |
assembly | a group of ordinary citizens who elected the consuls |
Forum | a large public square that stood in the center of the city. |