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A type of government in which citizens select their leaders
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Republic
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A member of a wealthy family in the ancient Roman Republic
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Patrician
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An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic
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Plebian
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An elected official who led the Roman Republic
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Consul
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The power of one branch of government to reject bills or proposals passed by another branch of the government
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Veto
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A person in the ancient Roman Republic appointed to rule for six months in times of emergency, with all the powers of a king
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Dictator
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A unit of an empire
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Province
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A large amphitheater built in Rome around AD 70, site of contests and combats
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Colosseum
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A structure that carries water over long distances
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Aqueduct
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A belief in more than one god
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Polytheism
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A curved structure used as a support over an open space, as in a doorway
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Arch
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