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History MIDTERM chp8
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic | citizens who have the right to vote or select their leaders |
| Patrician | a member of a wealthy family |
| Plebeians | Ordinary citizens |
| Consuls | Two chief officials that led the government |
| Veto | the rejection of any planned action by a person in power |
| Dictator | a Roman official who had all the powers of a king but could only hold office for six months |
| Province | an area of the empire, had a Roman governor supported by the army |
| Polytheism | The belief in more than one god |
| Arch | a curved structure used as a support over an open space |
| Colosseum | the site of contests between people and between animals and people |
| Aqueducts | structures that carried water over long distances |