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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic | a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. |
| Patrician | a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. |
| Plebeians | belonging or pertaining to the common people. |
| Senate | Any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular |
| Consul | an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country. |
| Dictator | a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. |
| Peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland. |
| Legend | a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical. |
| Province | an administrative division or unit of a country. |
| Assassination | to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously. |
| Civil War | a war between political factions or regions within the same country. |
| Emperor | the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire: the emperors of Rome. |
| Volcano | a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. |
| Aqueduct | A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity. |
| Gladiator | (in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators. |
| Historical Sources | writing about past |
| Parable | a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. |
| Ex Post Facto Law | A law that makes illegal a act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier. |
| Romance Language | the group of languages derived from Latin |
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