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Ancient Rome
6th Grade Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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aqueducts | great stone channels that carry water downhill from mountain springs into Rome |
Christianity | a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus |
consuls | two officials elected by the senators. They led the army and the Senate |
dictator | a ruler who has complete power |
emperor | ruler of the Roman state during the imperial period |
forum | large, open, public space within a Roman city |
patricians | wealthy landowners who were part of the ruling class |
plebeians | common people who were part of the lower class and had few rights |
Republic | a government in which there is no king, but rules is conducted through elected officials |
tribunes | representatives in the Roman government for the plebeian class |
triumvirate | a group of three men holding power |
gladiator | a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena |