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| Members of the Senate who were elected for one year. Highest position in the Roman Republic. |
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| To overrule... "I forbid". |
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| The Senate was made up of patricians. They were the law makers chosen by the Consuls. The 300 of them served for life. |
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| Composed of Plebeians with limited power but did choose the Consuls. |
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| The upper class, the nobility and wealthy land owners. |
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| The lower class of ancient Rome |
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| A government in which the people, or some part of them, have supreme control. |
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| The highest area in the city of Athens. The Parthenon stood here. |
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| Freed slave from Samos, known for his fablestaught as moral lessons. |
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Athenian playwright considered to be the
greatest ancient writer of satirical comedy. Among his surviving plays are The Clouds and Lysistrata. |
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King of Macedonia, his armies conquered
from Egypt to India; his reign marked the beginning of the Hellenistic Age. |
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Greek philosopher, pupil of Plato and the tutor of
Alexander the Great. He established the western scientific method – theory follows empirical observation and logic. |
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| Greek mathematician who applied the deductive principles of logic to geometry, creating the fundamentals of modern geometry. |
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| Known as the ‘Father of History’ his writings of the Persian Wars are considered the earliest forms of narrative writing and history. |
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| Called the ‘The Father of Medicine’ he laid down the principles of modern medicine. |
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| Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon. |
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| Greek philosopher and student of Socrates, he presented his ideas through dramatic dialogues. His most famous is The Republic. |
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| Greek philosopher and mathematician who discovered the Pythagorean Theorem. |
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| Greek philosopher whose search for ethical knowledge and challenge conventional mores eventually led to his trial and execution. |
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| A system in which land was owned by kinds of Lords, but held by vassals in return for loyalty. |
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| A system in which people or groups are ranked one above another according to status. |
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| A or rich ruling class that gave land to vassals in return for their allegiance. |
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| People who received land in turn for their allegiance to a lord. |
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| A member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe who followed a code of law called "chivalry". |
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| Sometimes called a serf. They were the people who came with the land. |
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| A rebirth in the 1400s of thought and culture. |
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| He was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist who is best known for the paintings The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa |
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| Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who created some of the greatest works of art of all time, including the Sistine Chapel. |
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| Painter best known for the School of Athens |
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| One of the world's greatest sculptors. Known for the altar of Saint Peters as well. |
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Smaller upper house
100 members
2 Representatives per State
6 year terms |
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Larger Lower House
435 Members
Representatives based on Population |
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