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The Rise of Rome

Activities for vocabulary learned in Chapter 13 of the textbook. Houghton Mifflin-
The Message of Ancient Days

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omen	a sign from the gods
Senate	A council of elders from Rome's leading families
republic	a form of government in which the citizens elect their representatives
Cousul	Leaders elected by a citizen assembly
patrician	members of a small number of wealthy Roman families
plebeians	ordinary Roman citizens
debt bondage	If someone could not pay back money borrowed, he would have to become a servant to the person from whom he borrowed the money.
dictator	A ruler with absolute power
Julius Caesar	a dictator of Rome
aqueducts	Aqueducts were bridge-like structures that carried water from the mountains to the nearby cities.
Punic War	A war fought between Rome and Carthage.
Etruscans	A powerful neighbor of the early Romans