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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Chapter 8 Vocabulary. The Rise of Ancient Rome Vocabulary Quiz ~ Wednesday,April 23. Republic. A type of government in which citizens select their leaders. Patrician. A member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic. Plebeian. An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic.

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

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  1. Chapter 8 Vocabulary The Rise of Ancient Rome Vocabulary Quiz ~ Wednesday,April 23

  2. Republic • A type of government in which citizens select their leaders

  3. Patrician • A member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic

  4. Plebeian • An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic

  5. Consul • An elected official who led the Roman Republic

  6. Veto • The power of one branch of government to reject bills or proposals passed by another branch of government

  7. Dictator • A person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to rule for six months in times of emergency, with all the powers of a king

  8. Province • A unit of an empire

  9. Colosseum • A large amphitheater built in Rome around A.D. 70; sites of contests and combats

  10. Aqueduct • A structure that carries water over long distances

  11. Polytheism • A belief in more than one god

  12. Arch • A curved structure used as a support over an open space, as in a doorway

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