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