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Ancient Rome
scocial studies
Question | Answer |
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republic | a type of government in which citizens select their leaders. |
patrician | a member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic. |
plebian | an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic. |
consul | an elected official who led the roman republic. |
veto | the power of one branch of government to reject bills or proposals passed by another branch of government. |
dictator | a person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to rule for six months in times of emegency, with all the powers of a king. |
province | a unit of impire. |
collesseum | a large ampetheater built in rome around A.D. 70; site of contest and combat. |
aqueduct | a structure that carries water over long distances. |
polytheism | a belief in more than one god. |
arch | acurved structure used as a support over an open space,as in a doorway. |