The Roman Republic

Front

Today in the U.S. we have one president and one vice president, what did the Romans call their two main leaders?

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Consuls

Front

The “new” Roman form of government in which citizens vote for their leaders is called a _______________.

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Republic

Front

Wealthy upper class Roman citizens that made up the minority of the Roman population were called _______________.

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Patricians

Front

An “ordinary” citizen of Rome that made up the lower class, which made up the majority of the population of Rome, were called _______________.

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Plebeians

Front

_______________ ruled ancient Rome for six months during emergencies.

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Dictators

Front

What group of people brought back from Roman conquest took the jobs of the Plebeians?

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Slaves

Front

Roman soldiers trained, fought in war, and were also expected to ____________________ .

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construct roads and bridges

Front

All Roman ____________________ were given a Roman governor and an army.

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provinces

Front

The ____________________ was created by the patricians to provide equal rights to the plebeians.

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The Law of the Twelve Tables

Front

The early Romans never wanted to be ruled by a ____________________ after being under the Estruscan's rule.

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king