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chapter 8 - section 2

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wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in ancient Rome   patrician  
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plebeian   member of the common people in ancient Rome; most people in early Rome were plebeians  
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consul   one of the two top government officials in ancient Rome  
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to reject   veto  
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important government official in ancient Rome; main job was to interpret the law and act as judges in court   praetor  
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---- ----- Rome had a tripartite, or three part government - one group ran the government , another group made laws, and a 3rd group acted as judges   Rome's Government  
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there was a system of ---- ---- ----- in place so that one group could not become too powerful   checks and balances  
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branch of US government that makes the nation's laws   legislative branch  
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branch of US government that enforces \ carries out the nation's laws   executive branch  
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branch of US government that interprets the nation's laws   judicial branch  
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Rome's most important lawmaking \ legislative body; consisted of a select group of about 300 patrician men who served for life   senate  
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in ancient Rome, a person who ruled with complete power temporarily during emergencies   dictator  
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Roman dictators were ----- by the Senate in times of great danger and when the danger was over the dictators gave up their power   appointed  
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----- dictators often seize power, frequently using military force then they DO NOT give up their power voluntarily, instead ruling until they are removed from office by force   modern  
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early Roman dictator; around 460 B.C. a powerful enemy surrounded a Roman army   Cincinnatus  
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Cincinnatus and his ---- quickly defeated the enemy and returned to Rome where he returned to his farm after only serving as dictator for 15 or 16 days   army  
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Rome's first code of law; laws written on tablets that described the rights of each person in the Roman Republic   Twelve Tables  
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ancient city on the northern coast of Africa; Rome's opponent in the Punic Wars   Carthage  
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dispute between Carthaginians and Romans; both Carthage and Rome wanted to control the island of Sicily and lasted more than 20 years then Sicily came under Roman rule   First Punic War  
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to punish Rome, Carthage sent its greatest general Hannibal to attack Rome in 218 B.C. where the Romans were able to defeat the Carthaginians again   Second Punic war  
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after the Second Punic war --- ruled the western Mediterranean   ruled  
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great Carthaginian general who led an army against the Romans during the Second Punic War, Hannibal's forces included an army of about 46,000 men, horses and 37 elephants   Hannibal  
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Roman general who invaded Carthage in 202 B.C. defeated the Carthaginians at the Battle of Zama   Scipio  
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last battle of the Second Punic War; Scipio's troops defeated the Carthaginaians   Battle of Zama  
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Carthage became a Roman Province following the ---- ---- ----   Third Punic War  
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means "our sea" what the Romans began calling the Mediterranean Sea after the Punic Wars   mare nostrum  
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large farming estates in ancient Rome   latifundia  
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in ancient Rome, a 3 person ruling group   triumvirate  
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cheap food and entertainment provided by Roman politicians to win votes of the poor   bread and circuses  
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Crassus, Pompey and Julius Caesar   First Triumvirate  
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a phrase used today to mean making a decision that you cannot take back   crossing the Rubicon  
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modern-day France; Caesar's command area while he was a member of the First Triumvirate   Gaul  
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