The Republic of Rome Vocabulary

The Republic of Rome Vocabulary

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Wealthy landowner and member of the ruling class in ancient Rome

• Plebeian

• Patrician

• Pax Romano

• Praetor

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Human-made channel made to carry water

• Pipes

• Plumbing

• Aqueduct

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To reject

• Veto

• Verdict

• Vermin

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Society’s folk tale about how it originated

• Foundation myth

• Tall tale

• Fable

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The Pax Romana was a long period of

• Civil War

• Peace

• War with Carthage

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An "orator" was someone gifted at

• speaking

• writing

• fighting

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A government run by representatives of that country’s citizens is a

• dictatorship

• republic

• legion

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A legion was a smaller unit of the Roman army made up of how many men?

• 600

• 6,000

• 60,000

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In ancient Rome, a person who ruled with complete power temporarily during emergencies

• Dictator

• Praetor

• Justice

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Romans created a written code of laws that allowed citizens to understand their rights and duties called the

• Hammurabi's Code

• Caesar's Tablet

• 12 Tables

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One of the two top government officials in ancient Rome

• Dictator

• Consul

• Praetor

• Elector

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Member of the common people in ancient Rome

• Praetor

• Patrician

• Plebeian

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Important government official in ancient Rome -

like a judge

• Praetor

• Patrician

• Plebeian

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Rome was named after this twin brother from the city’s origination story

• Remus

• Mars

• Romulus