U7 Ancient Rome- vocab

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Serve 1-year terms, can veto each other.

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Consul

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Upper class of Roman society; lineage traced to original Senators.

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Patricians

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Roman magistrate below consuls overseeing civil law

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praetor

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"council of the people" representing common folks; elected tribunes.

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council of the plebs

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Governing body of ancient Rome made up of aristocratic public officials.

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Senate

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1 of 3 voting groups in the Roman constitution; divided citizens by class

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centuriate assembly

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Member of lower social class in ancient Rome

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plebeians

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Oldest male in the household with authority over the family.

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paterfamilias

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First office of Roman Republic open to plebeians; checked Senate.

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Tribunes of the plebs

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Large estate run by slave labor

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latifundia