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S.S. Chapter 14
Roman Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the power to cancel another person's power | veto |
| the ordinary citizens of Rome | plebians |
| members of Rome's old and wealthy families | patricians |
| tax collectors in the Roman provinces | publicans |
| officials who protected citizens' rights | tribunes |
| administrative and military leaders of the Roman Republic | consuls |
| large farm estates near Rome | latifundias |
| one ruler who had absolute power | dictator |
| three person group of rulers | triumvirate |
| soldiers in the Roman army | legionaries |
| the legendary founder of Rome | Romulus |
| the river that runs through Rome | Tiber River |
| Hannibal is well known for travelling through the Alps | elephant |
| Rome controlled this territory by 275 BC | the entire Italian peninsula |
| after the Romans overthrew their Etruscan king, they formed this type of government | Republic |
| they held the real political power in the early years of the Roman Republic | patricians |
| the Punic Wars were a long series of conflicts between these two countries | Rome and Carthage |
| Rome's victories in the Punic Wars brought it territories in....... | Spain, Sicily, and North Africa |
| the Twelve Tables of written law were an important step because they...... | made laws public for all citizens to read and follow |
| 300 men chose to handle the daily problems of the Roman government, they also advised the consuls, they were chosen for life | senate |
| the new ruler of Rome after Caesar's death and the civil war that followed | Octavian |
| the group who planned to kill Julius Caesar because they feared he would become king | senators |