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What is technology?
An invention that makes life easier.
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What are plebeians?
Individuals from Rome's lower class.
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What are consuls?
Two individuals selected from the magistrate to lead.
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What is a republic?
The style of government broken into three parts (SAM).
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What is the veto?
The action that allowed someone to stop a law from being passed.
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What are patricians?
Individuals from Rome's higher class.
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Who is Julius Caesar?
A great general who overthrew the Roman Republic and became the 1st dictator.
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What is the senate?
Includes 300 patricians that serve for life advising the consuls.
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What are checks and balances?
The creation of a method to balance power between different groups.
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What are gladiators?
These captive people were the source of Roman entertainment.
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Who is Caesar Octavian or Augustus?
The son of Julius Caesar and leader of Rome's Golden Age
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What is the magistrate?
Includes elected officials who serve for 1 year in various roles.
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What is an aqueduct?
The invention that allowed Romans to bring fresh water into the cities.
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What is a dictator?
A ruler who has complete control and power.
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Who is Constantine?
The emperor who spread Christianity across Rome
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What is the assembly?
The group that could veto actions of the consuls.
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What is the Byzantine Empire?
This empire made Rome easier to control and rule.
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What is Pax Romana?
Rome's Golden Age - a time of peace, progress, and prosperity.
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Who is Attila the Hun
Leader of the Barbarians
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