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Chapter 6
Republic | government chosen "by people" |
patrician | upper class landowners. |
consul | patrician chosen as leader for one year |
dictator | ruler with absolute power for 6 months |
plebeian | lower class worker |
tribune | plebeian-elected official |
veto | to block approval |
legion | basic military unit of 5000 men |
satirize | to ridicule |
mosaic | picture formed with chipped stone |
engineering | application of math and science |
aqueduct | structure carry water |
imperialism | establishing control over foreign lands |
province | land under Roman rule |
Latifunda | Huge estate |
Census | population count |
messiah | an anointed king |
apostle | a follower |
martyr | a sufferer for faith |
patriarch | bishop in eastern empire |
pope | bishop of Rome |
heresy | a contrary belief |
inflation | rapid rise of prices |
mercenary | foreign soldier for pay |