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12 Cards in this Set
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Tiber river |
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. |
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Republic |
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives |
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Plebeians |
a member of the lower social classes. |
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Patricians |
an aristocrat or nobleman. |
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Magistrates |
a officer or judge who administers the law |
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Consoles |
comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment. |
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Roman Senate |
It was a political institution in ancient Rome |
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Roman Assembly |
The Roman Assemblies were institutions in ancient Rome. |
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Veto |
a right to reject a decision made by a law-making body |
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Checks and Balances |
balancing influences by which an organization is regulated |
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Ponic Wars |
launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes |
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Gladiators |
a man trained to fight with weapons against other men |
