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Chapter 9: Lesson 2- The Rise of the Roman Republic

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plebian   A common farmer; trader; or craftworker in ancient Rome.  
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patrician   A member or the noble families who controlled all power in the early years of the Roman Republic.  
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Livy   A Roman historian who stated that the plebeians rebelled in 494 B.C., demanding changes in the government.  
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Republic   A form of goverment in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them.  
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Representatives   A person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them.  
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Tribunes   An elected leader of ancient Rome who represented the interests of the plebeians.  
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Twelve Tables   The earliest written collection of Roman laws, drawn up by patricians about 450 B.C., that became the foundation of Roman law.  
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Forum   A clearing, which serves as the center of life in Rome. A meeting place wehre senators met and citizens pleaded thier cases before judges.  
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Carthage   A City based in present-day Tunisia, on the northern coast of Africa. Controlled much of the land around the western Mediterranean, including Sicily.  
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Punic Wars   A series of conflicts beteen Rome and Carthage in the 200s B.C., ending in a victory for Rome.  
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Hannibal   In 218 B.C., when he was 29 years old, he led an army against the forces of Rome.  
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