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Ancient rome vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Republic | power is held by the people and their elected representatives |
The Twelve Tables | The earliest attempt to create a code of law for citizens. |
Patricians | Wealthy landowners and families who provided the Empire's political, religious, and military leadership. |
Plebeians | Average working citizens of Rome; farmers, bankers, builders, and craftsmen |
Pax Romana | (Roman peace) A period of peace and stability across the Roman Empire that lasted over 200 years. |
architecture | The designing of buildings |
contribution | The act of giving; columns, arches, aqueducts, roads, concrete |
gladiator | A professional Roman fighter |
human resource | people who provide a job, product or service. |
natural resource | materials found in nature such as soil, wood, and water. |