ancient rome vocabul Word Scramble
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| word | Definition |
| republic | a republic is a goverment in which citezens have the right to vote and elect officials |
| legion | a balistic roman army each legion had 4500 ot 5000 heavily armed soldiers |
| maniple | each legion was broken up into manipls a unit of between 60 to 160 soldiers |
| constitution | a system of rules by which a goverment is organized |
| magistrates | elected officials that enforce the law |
| tripartite goverment | a goverment with three parts Rome: assimbles, senates, and magistrates. |
| provice | an area under political control by country |
| toga | a garment that adult men wore wrapped around their bodie only rich men could wear it |
| pantheon | a roman temple dedicated to all of the gods |
| colosseum | a out door amphitheater built in rome around 70 A.D |
| greco-roman | having characteristics that are part greek an roman part |
| paterfamilias | the male head of the house hold |
| forum | a roman public meeting place |
| dictatorship | a ruler who has almost absolute power |
| empire | land with different territories and people under a single ruler during the imperial age |
| emperor | name of the roman ruler during the imperial age |
| patricians | the nobles in the roman society |
| plebians | the common people of ancient rome |
| consuls | the two most powerful officials in rome |
| senate | roman officials who where apointed by the consuls |
| veto | to reject or prohibitactions and laws fo there goverment officials |
| checks and balances | a system that balances and distibution of power in a goverment |
| latin | the language of the romans |
| arch | a structure that span a space and supports structure |
| aqueduct | a human made raised channel that carries water from distant places |
| civil law | a legal system based on a written code of law |
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