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1 Republic

2 A form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote.

3 12 Tables

4 Rome’s first written law code, carved onto twelve tablets and hung in the forum.

5 Patricians

6 A member of the wealthy, upper class in ancient Rome.

7 Plebeians

8 Common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population in ancient Rome.

9 Pax Romana

10 A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire.

11 Dictator

12 A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army.

13 Triumvirate

14 A group of three leaders.

15 Senate

16 In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats.

17 Empire

18 A territory in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler.

19 Ethnocentrism

20 Belief that your group’s way of life is superior to another group’s.


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