Test and Terms

Today in Western Civ we took our test on Alexander and I don't think I failed but then again I don't think I did amazing either. There were some questions that messed me up and the pictures did a little too, but I don't think I did completely awful. Anyway, our work is to define the terms for Chapter 6 Section 1:

• republic-form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders
• patricians- wealthy landowners who hold most of the power 
• plebeians- common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up the majority of the population 
• tribunes- elected representatives that protected the rights of plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials 
• consuls- two officials of Rome who commanded the army and directed the government with a one year term 
• senate- aristocratic branch of Rome's government that had both legislative and administrative functions in the republic 
• dictator- leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army 
• Punic Wars- the struggle between Rome and Carthage in 264 BC 
• Hannibal- mastermind between the second Punic War, was a 29 year old Carthaginian general