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Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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republic | government chosen by the people |
patrician | upperclass landowners |
consul | patrician chosen as leader for one year |
dictator | ruler with absolute power for 6 months |
plebein | lower class workers |
tribune | plebeian-elected official |
veto | to block approval |
legion | basic military unit of 5000 men |
imperialism | establishing control over foreign lands. |
province | land under Roman rule. |
latifundia | huge estate. |
census | population count. |
satirize | to ridicule |
mosaic | picture formed with chipped stone |
engineering | application of math and science |
aqueduct | stucture carry water |
messiah | a anointed king |
apostle | a follower |
martyr | a sufferer of faith |
patriarch | bishop in easteren hemisphere |
pope | bishop of rome |
heresy | contary beilef |
inflation | rapid rise in prices |
mercenary | foreign soldier hired for pay |