Governing Rome: Vocabulary

Governing Rome: Vocabulary

A Social Studies Lesson

Objective

I will be able to determine and explain the meaning of new words by drawing representations of their denotations.

Patrician

Def: ruling class

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: The patricians were Rome's ruling class.

Multiple Choice

What is a patrician?

• the lower class

• the middle class

• the wealthy ruling class

• the class of slaves dedicated to building temples

Plebeian

Def: ordinary citizen

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: Most Romans, however, were plebeians.

Multiple Choice

A plebian is...

• an extraordinary citizen

• a patrician

• an ordinary citizen

• an unordinary citizen

Consul

Def: head of government, usually with a limited term in office

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: Two patrician consuls headed the government.

Multiple Choice

A consul is...

• the indefinite head of government

• the overseer of government

• the president of government

• the limited head of government

Veto

Def: to reject

POS: verb

Job: show action

Ex: Each consul could veto, or reject, the other's decision.

Multiple Choice

To veto is to...

• deny

• absolve

• forgive

• respond

Praetor

Def: government official who interprets the law and serves as a judge

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: Rome also had other major government officials called praetors.

Multiple Choice

A praetor serves as a ____ and _____ the laws.

• judge; questions

• judge; interprets

• interpreter; judges

• judge; inquires

Legislature

Def: group of people who wrote the laws

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: The Senate was Rome's legislature.

Multiple Choice

The legislature is...

• the group of people in Rome who wrote the laws

• the group of people in Rome who uphold the laws

• the group of people in Rome who rule

• the group of people in Rome who force others to follow laws

Tribune

Def: elected official who protects the rights of ordinary citizens

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: The Council of the Plebs elected officials called tribunes.

Multiple Choice

A tribune is elected to...

• protect the rights of plebians

• protect the rights of patricians

• protect the rights of slaves

• protect the rights of all Romans

Dictator

Def: person granted absolute power

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: To lead Rome, the Romans created the office of dictator.

Multiple Choice

A dictator has...

• a chance to elect new officials

• no power unless directed by Rome

• absolute power

• the ability to vote for others

Civic Duty

Def: idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country

POS: noun

Job: subject or object

Ex: Cincinnatus was widely admired because he fulfilled his civic duty.

Multiple Choice

Civic duty is the idea that everyone should take care of themselves before others.

• True

• False

Reluctantly

Def: hesitantly or unwillingly

POS: adverb

Job: describes verbs and adjectives

Ex: Later, he reluctantly agreed to become the first president of the United States.

Multiple Choice

To do something reluctantly means that you...

• get paid money to do it

• don't want to do it

• would love to do it

• force Romans to do it

Assume

Def: to take for granted to be true

POS: verb

Job: show action

Ex: The American legal system, like the Roman legal system, assumes that a person is innocent until proven guilty.

Multiple Choice

When you assume, you believe something is true.

• True

• False