8th gr Ch 8 vocabulary social studies
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| The story of the Trojan Hero Aeneas | Aeneid
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| A form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but someone put in office by citizens with the right vote | Republic
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| An open space in Rome that served as a marketplace and public square | Forum
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| A smaller unit of the Roman army made up of about 6,000 soldiers. | Legion
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| Wealth landowners | Patrician
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| Rome's people who were artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms; the common people | Plebeian
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| Top government officials in the Rome Republic | Consul
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| To reject a decision | Veto
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| a judge in ancient Rome | Praetor
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| Rome's most important legislative branch; a select group of 300 patrician men who served for life; lawmaking body of Rome | Senate
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| Made in 471 BC and was formed by the plebians when they were allowed to set up their body of representatives | Council of Plebs
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| In ancient Rome, a person who ruled with complete power temporarily during emergencies | Dictator
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| A law that stated priciples of justice that apply to all people everywhere; Roman set of laws | Twelve Tables
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| The idea that the law should apply to everyone equally and that all people should be treated the same way by the legal system | "Rule of Law"
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| A series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC | Punic Wars
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| The name the Romans called the Meditteranean Sea; means "our sea" in Greek | Mare Nostrum
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| Large farming estates in ancient Rome | Latifundia
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| In ancient Rome, a three person ruling group | Triumvirate
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| A small river at the southern boundary of Caeser's command area; in which is crossed to invade France | Rubicon
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| A warning issued to Caeser which he ignored; later that day Caeser's enimies surrounded him and stabbed him to death in March 15, 44 BC | "The Ides of March"
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