ancient rome quiz
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mattmayhem97 on June 1, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 myth | a traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs |
| latins | people from the ancient country of latium an area in what is now the country of italy |
| palatine | one of the seven hills in ancient Rome |
| cuniculus | an irrigation system invented by the Etruscans |
| gladiator | a person trained to fight another person to the death for public entertainment |
| republic | a form of government with elected leaders |
| Patricians | in the Roman republic, a rich man who held power |
| Plebeians | one of the common people in roman republic, a person who had no say in government. |
| Senate | a group of 300 men elected to govern rome in the roman republic |
| Consuls | one of two chief leaders in the roman republic |
| Veto | To refuse to approve proposals of government made by the senate |
| Tribunes | an official of the roman republic elected by the plebians to protect there rights |
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