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1. plebeian-farmers, tradespeople, and craftworkers who worked for patricians.
2. patrician-members of Rome's noble families who controlled
the Senate.
3. republic-means "public thing" in Latin.
Citizens choose their leaders in a republic.
4. Senate-determined
how Rome would act toward other governments. It also had control of all the money spent and collected by the republic.
5. tribune-representatives who protected the rights of the
plebeians and leaders of the citizen assembly.
6. consul-served
for one year as Rome's army commanders and most powerful judges.
7.
Twelve Tables-The earliest written collection of Roman laws, drawn up by patricians about 450 B.C., that became the
foundation of Roman law.
8. Punic War-A conflict between Carthage
and Rome in the 200s B.C., ending in a victory for Rome.
9. civil
war-war between groups within one country.
10. dictator-someone who rules with absolute power.
11. Pax Romana-Latin for "Roman Peace".
12. census-a count taken of people living in the Roman empire every 5 years.
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