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7526351025republicA form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting0
7526351026senateA council of representatives1
7526351027magistratea judge2
7526351028tribuneIn ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights.3
7526351029consulAn elected official who led the Roman Republic4
7526351030checks and balancesauthority shared by three branches of government5
7526351031legiona group of about 6,000 foot soldiers in the army of ancient Rome6
7526351032latifundiahuge estates bought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens7
7526351033separation of church and statethe division between religion and government8
7526351034catapultslingshot, hurling machine9
7526351035siegethe surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender10
7526351036stirruptwo metal loops on a riding saddle with a flat foot piece11
7526351037patricianswealthy landowners, who became Rome's ruling class (birth right)12
7526351038plebeiansRome's common people13
7526351039equestriana knight, originally a member of the cavalry and later of a political and administrative class14
7526351040pontifex maximushead of the principal college of priests15
7526351041mystery culttype of religious organization in ancient greece and rome16
7526351042martyrdomthe death or suffering of a martyr17
7526351043stoicisma school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished throughout the Roman and Greek18
7526351044syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith19
7526458091provincesThe areas outside of Italy that the Romans controlled20
7526458092districta region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources, and/or money21
7526458093civil service examinationa test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government22
7526458094brahminin Aryan society, a member of the social class made up of priests23
7526458095dharmaIn Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties24
7526458096jainisman Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred25
7526458097ahismanon-violence26
7526458098asceticone who practices self-denial27
7526458099enlightenmenta final spiritual state marked by the absence of desire or suffering28
7526458100nirvanaa state of perfect peace29
7526458101reincarnationrebirth in new bodies or forms of life30
7526458102monasteryA community of monks31
7526458103inoculationgiven mild form of disease so to not get severe form32
7526458104confucianisma belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius33
7526458105daoismstressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality34
7526458106caste systemA Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life35
7526458107varnaa basic subdivision of humanity in the Hindu caste system36
7526458108untouchableslowest class of people in the caste system of Hinduism, do all the dirty work of society37
7526458109dalitsuntouchables38
7526458110jatiin India, a group that defines one's occupation and social position39

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