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ancient Rome stack
all the keyterms in ancient rome
Question | Answer |
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etruscans | people who inhabited early Italy |
patricians | members of landholding upper class |
dictator | ruler who has complete control over a government |
plebians | the farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders who made up the bulk of the population, had little influence |
veto | block, those laws that they felt were harmful to plebians |
tribunes | plebians gained the right to elect their own officials |
legion | basic military unit, made up of 5,000 soldiers |
republic | form of government which officials are chosen by people |
province | area of an empire |
colosseum | a large amphitheater built in Rome around A.D. 70 |
aqueduct | a structure that carries water over long distances |
polytheism | a belief in more than one god |
arch | a curved structure used as a support over an open space, as in a doorway |