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Ancient Rome
Question | Answer |
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A system of government based on rules | Constitution |
Wealthy families of Rome | patrician |
Wealthy citizens who controlled foreign policy and government | Senate |
The majority of working-class Romans | plebeians |
To stop or cancel an action of government | veto |
People who are bought and sold as property | slaves |
Right to veto any law | tribune |
An open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples and markets | forum |
The first rulers of Rome | kings |
Two elected leaders to run the government for one year | consuls |
Latin word for Republic | respublica |
Groups of male citizens who passed laws | assemblies |
Considered the mythic founder of Rome | Romulus |
Rome lies near the center of the Italian __________________. | peninsula |
Latin word for Senate | senex |
Famous slave who led the Spartacus Rebellion in 70 BCE | Spartacus |
The most powerful people in central Italy when Rome was founded | Etruscans |
Those who came to the city, especially Rome, in search of work | urbanpoor |
The basic unit of the Roman army | legion |