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| Civil War | a war between groups in the same country |
| Census | a periodic count of all the people living in a country, city, or other region |
| Consuls | the two most powerful officials in Rome. They run the city, lead the army and act as judges |
| Assembly | a law making body of government made up of a group of citizens |
| Patricians | A member by birth of the original aristocratic families of Rome, this social class controlled all the power in the early years of the Roman Republic |
| Plebeians | A social class by birth of those who came later to Rome, not a member of the original settling families |
| Senate | the law making body and most powerful branch of government in ancient Rome's republic made up of aristocrats (patricians) |
| Veto | to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials |
| Christianity | the religion based on the teachings of Jesus |
| Pax Romana | About 200 years of peace in prosperity in the Roman Empire, beginning with the rule of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) |
| Representative | a person elected by citizens to speak or act for them |
| Republic | a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to speak or act for them |
| Dictator | someone who rules with absolute power |
