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Ancient Rome
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aqueducts | channels that carried fresh water from the mountains to the cities |
| vault | A series of arches used in Roman architecture |
| census | counting the number of people in a population |
| tripartite | government divided three parts |
| patricians | wealthy leaders |
| plebeians | 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 |
| Latins | group of people who founded Rome |
| republic | government where people elect their leaders |