| A | B |
|---|
| Appennines | central mountain range in Italy |
| Assembly of Centuries | the meeting of Roman citizens |
| counsul | the most senior government official. 2 were elected each year. They managed senate and army. |
| dictator | a government official who had complete control over all important decisions |
| Etruscans | a fierce tribe of people from the area now called Tuscany. |
| forum | open space in the center of a Roman town used for trade and markets. |
| immigrants | people who moved from one country to live in another |
| legend | stories handed down from generation to generation |
| Palatine Hill | one of the first villages to be occupied around what later became known as Rome |
| patricians | the class of Roman citizens who were wealthy |
| plebeians | a class of poorest Romans who were farmers and traders |
| republic | a system of government in which people elect their own leaders |
| River Tiber | river that connects Rome to the Mediterranean Sea |
| Romulus and Remus | twin brothers who were raised by a wolf and later founded the city of Rome |
| Senate | the group of officials from all classes of citizens who governed Rome |
| tribunes | an official elected by the plebeians to represent them in the senate and protect their interests |
