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SS Ch. 10 Sec. 1 Voc
Vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
Twelve Tables | Roman laws that were carved into bronze tablets and displayed for all to see |
plebeian | a common person in Rome |
veto | to reject a decision or proposal made by another government body |
tribunes | a representative who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens in ancient Rome |
patricians | wealthy landowner in ancient Rome |
republic | a type of government in which citizens vote for their leaders |
dictators | a person who rules with total authority |
consuls | one of two chief leaders elected yearly in ancient rome |
Cicero | brilliant speaker who used his speeches to attack those who he believed were a threat to the republic |
Cincinnatus | roman dictator |
Tiber River | river that flowed through Rome making it a stopping point along valuable trade routes |
legends | a story from the past that is accepted as truth but cannot be proven |
Aeneas | a Trojan hero who was the ancestor of Romulus and Remus |
Romulus | one of the founding twin brothers of Rome; first king of the city (according to legend |
Remus | one of the founding twin brothers of Rome (according to legend) |
Etruscans | people to the north of Rome who had a major influence on early Rome |