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14 Cards in this Set
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Republic
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A type of government in which citizens select their leaders
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Patrician
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a member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic
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Plebian
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An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
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Consul
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An elected official who led the Roman Republic
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Veto
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The power of one branch of government to reject bills or proposals passed by another branch of government
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Dictator
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A person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to rule for 6 months in times of emergency with all the powers of a king
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senate
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a group of 300 Patricians who proposed laws and advised the consuls
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Etruscans
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The first people who founded Rome
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The Laws of the Twelve Tables
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a written code of law that applied equally to all citizens, plebian and patrician
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province
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a unit of an empire run by a governor and supported by an army
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colosseum
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a large amphitheater built in Rome to hold contests and combats
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aqueduct
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a structure that carries water over long distances
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Polytheism
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a belief in more than one god
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arch
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a curved structure used as a support over an open space like a doorway
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