Ancient Rome Vocab 1

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Aqueducts:

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Channels carrying fresh water from mountains to cities.

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Vaults:

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A series of arches in Roman architecture.

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Definition of a census?

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Counting the number of people in a population

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Definition of tripartite?

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Divided three ways, as in government.

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Definition of patricians?

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Wealthy leaders.

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Definition of plebeians?

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common people

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Definition of forum?

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Rome’s public meeting space

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Definition of a senate?

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Part of the government run by wealthy Romans.

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Definition of concrete?

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A mixture of sand or gravel and cement as a building material.

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Definition of magistrate?

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One of two rulers in Rome to prevent corruption.