| A | B |
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| Patricans | the highest class in Rome - the noble families of Rome |
| Plebians | merchants, farmers, and artisans of Rome |
| Senate | a council of men who ruled Rome |
| Consul | a man who ruled Rome, like a king, but for only one year |
| Civil War | a war fought between people of the same country |
| Twelve tables | a code of law for the Romans, engraved in copper and displayed to public view |
| Representative Democracy | a government in which the laws are made by men chosen by the people |
| Republic | a form of government in which leaders are chosen by the people to meet the needs of the people |
| Assemblies | the three groups that made the laws in Rome - led to our three branches of government in America |
| Migration | the movement of Indo-Europeans across the Alps and into the warmer climate of Italy |
| Empire | a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority |
| Inflation | in increase in the cost of goods and services |
