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Social Studies Rome

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TIBER RIVER The physical feature where Rome was built. It was shallow making it easy to cross.
REPUBLIC A style of government run by elected leaders chosen by the people to represent their views.
PLEBEIANS Rome’s lower class who rebelled when they weren’t being listened to
PATRICIANS Rome’s upper class citizens who ran the government.
MAGISTRATES Upper class citizens that were elected into power by the people.
CONSULS The title of the two upper class citizens elected from the magistrates
ROMAN SENATE A group of upper class Romans that advised the leaders.
ROMAN ASSEMBLY A group that protected the rights of the plebeians [lower class]
VETO The action of stopping a law from being passed when one group wants it to and another doesn’t.
CHECKS AND BALANCES A method of balancing power so that one group doesn’t become too powerful.
PUNIC WARS A series of wars between Rome and Carthage, a city in northern Africa.
GLADIATORS A slave or captive, who was forced to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal
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