16 terms

Terms	Definitions
republic	a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote
patrician	great landowners, they formed the ruling class in the Roman Republic
plebeian	in the Roman Republic, a social class made up of minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers
consul	a chief executive officer of the Roman Republic, two were elected each year, one to run government and one to lead the army into battle.
preator	an official of the Roman Republic in charge of enforcing civil law
triumvirate	a government by three people with equal power
dictator	an absolute ruler
imperator	commander in chief; the Latin origin of the word emperor
paterfamilias	in the Roman social structure, the dominant male head of the household, which also included his wife, sons and their wives and children, unmarried daughters, and slaves
insulae	Roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete
procurator	in the Roman Republic, an official in charge of a province
New Testament	the second part of the Christian Bible, it provides a record of Jesus' life and teachings
clergy	church leaders
laity	regular church members
plague	an epidemic, infectious disease that causes high mortality
inflation	a rapid increase in prices

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