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Ancient Rome Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aqueducts | Channels that carried fresh water from the mountains to the cities |
| Vault | A series of arches used in Rome architecture |
| Census | Counting the number of people in a population |
| Tripartite | Divided three ways, as in government |
| Patricians | Wealthy leaders |
| Plebieans | Common people |
| Forum | Rome's public meeting space |
| Senate | Part of the government run by wealthy Romans |
| Concrete | A mixture of sand or gravel and cement as a building material |
| Magistrate | One of two rulers working at the same time in Rome to prevent corruption |
| Latin | Group of people who funded Rome |
| Republic | Government where people elect their leaders |
| Julius Caesar | General who became dictator of Rome life |