Flashcards in Chapter 10 Period 6 Deck (17)
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a government with 3 parts
tripartite government
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nobles; the most powerful citizens of Rome
patricians
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government in which people elect their leaders
republic
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rulers with almost absolute power
dictators
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Rome's common people
plebeians
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groups of soldiers
legions
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Rome's most powerful magistrates
consuls
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Who had the power to veto actions by other government officials?
tribunes
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What did the Gracchus brothers want to create for poor Romans?
farms
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Who led a slave revolt against Rome?
Spartacus
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Punic Wars were wars between Rome and ______________.
Carthage
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Name the farmer who was chosen to be a Roman dictator.
Cincinnatus
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The Law of the Twelve Tables was displayed in the ______________.
Forum
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Magistrates stayed in office for a year, but ____________ stayed in office for life.
senators
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After the Gracchus brothers were killed, Romans began to see violence as a _____________________________.
political weapon
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Why did the patricians decide to change the Roman government and give plebeians more rights?
Plebeians formed a council and elected their own officials
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