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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Republic? | A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them. |
| What is a Senate? | A council of rich and powerful Romans who helped run the city. |
| What is a Forum? | A large public square in the center of the city where city affairs and politics were discussed. |
| What is an Empire? | A government that includes many different peoples and lands under a single rule. |
| Who are the Etruscans? | Rome’s powerful and advanced neighbors who ruled Rome until Tarquin the Proud. |
| Who was Romulus? | Roman myth – During a fight with his twin brother Remus, Romulus killed Remus in anger, becoming the first king of “Rome,” which was named after himself. |
| Who was Remus? | Romulus’s twin brother who was killed in a fight. |
| What are Citizens? | People who could take part in government. |
| Who were the Plebians? | The lower class, nicknamed "plebs.” The plebeians included everyone in ancient Rome (except for the patricians) from well-to-do tradesmen all the way down to the very poor. |
| Who were the Patricians? | The upper class - the nobility and wealthy land owners. Patrician means aristocratic. |