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Rome 1
Review of sections 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Republic | Form of government that belongs to the people |
| patrician | Members of landholding upper class |
| consul | Two people in charge of the government in Rome |
| dictator | ruler who has complete control of the government |
| plebeian | Farmers Merchants and artisans in Rome |
| Tribune | Elected officials chosen by plebeians |
| veto | To block or stop a law |
| Legion | Military unit in Rome |
| Imperialism | To establish control over foreign people and lands |
| Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus | Two brothers who tried to reform Rome and were killed for their efforts |
| Julius Caesar | Military leader who will dominate Roman politics and is later killed |
| Augustus | Term for leader in Rome means “exalted one" |
| census | Population count |
| Hadrian | Codified Roman law and built a wall across Britain |
| Mosaic | Picture made from chips of colored stone or glass |
| engineering | Using science and math to build structures and machines |
| aqueduct | Arch like structures to carry water into cities |
| Ptolemy | Proposed the idea that the Earth was the center of the universe |