| A | B |
| plebian | farmers, tradespeople, craftspeople |
| patrician | noble landowners |
| republic | citizens choose their leaders |
| representatives | citizens who run the government |
| Senate | branch of the republic run by the patricians |
| tribunes | representatives of the plebians |
| consuls | army commanders & judges |
| Twleve Tables | laws of Rome posted on 12 bronze tablets |
| Carthage | The first territory Rome conquered to expand its empire |
| Punic War | War netween Rome and Carthage |
| Hannibal | Carthage's avenger |
| Scipio Africanus | consul that defeated Hannibal |