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Ch9vocab-lesson2
chapter 9 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the plebeians? | A common farmer, trader or craftworker in ancient Rome. |
| A member of the noble families who controlled all power in the early years of the Roman Republic. | Patricians |
| A form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them | republic |
| Representative | A person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them. |
| Senate | A lawmaking body and most powerful branch of Rome's government |
| Tribune | An elected leader of ancient Rome who represented the interest of the plebeians. |
| Consul | The one of two elected officials of the Roman Republic who commanded the army and were supreme judges. |
| Twelve Tables | The earliest written collection of Roman laws drawn up by Patricians about 450 BC that became the foundation of Roman law. |
| Punic Wars | A series of conflicts between Rome and Carthage in the 200's BC ending and a victory for Rome. |
| Livy | Historian of the ancient Roman Republic who wrote about the struggle between the patricians and plebeians. |
| Hannibal | The general of Carthage who marched his army from Spain to Rome in the Second Punic Wars |
| Scipio | Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Battle of Zama outside Carthage, North Africa, in 202 BC. |
| Forum | A meeting place in the center of ancient Rome; laws were often discussed there. |
| Carthage | The ancient city on the north coast of Africa. |
| Zama | Site in northern Africa where the Roman army defeated the Carthage army in 202 BC. |
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