The End of the Republic Vocabulary

The End of the Republic Vocabulary

A Social Studies Lesson

Objective

I will be able to explain new words by drawing representations of their denotations.

Latifundia (la • tuh • FUHN • dee • uh)

def: large farming estates

pos: noun

job: subject or object

Ex: In addition, small farmers could not compete with wealthy Romans, who owned latifundia.

Transform

def: to change the structure of

pos: verb

job: show action

ex: He transformed the army in order to provide opportunities for the poor.

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: I wanted to _____ my body from a saggy couch potato to a Hulk.

• latifundia

• transform

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: He could _____ any piece of clay into a beautiful sculpture.

• latifundia

• transform

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: I was in awe of their _____, which stretched out for acres in front of me.

• latifundia

• transform

Professional

def: relating to a type of job that usually requires training and practice

pos: adjective

job: describes nouns

ex: The Roman army was no longer a force of citizen volunteers; it was now a force of professional soldiers.

Triumvirate (try • UHM • vuh • ruht)

def: three rulers who share equal political power

pos: noun

job: subject or object

ex: Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar formed the First Triumvirate to rule Rome.

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: They seemed very wealthy because their _____ was so large and they said it was how they made most of their money.

• latifundia

• transform

• professional

• triumvirate

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: The consuls were not a _____ because there were only two of them.

• latifundia

• transform

• professional

• triumvirate

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: I could tell he was a _____ because he was training several other people in the area.

• latifundia

• transform

• professional

• triumvirate

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: Our government does not have a _____ because one person, the president, is the head of government.

• latifundia

• transform

• professional

• triumvirate

Civil

def: of or relating to citizens

pos: adjective

job: describes nouns

Ex: Caesar had refused to obey the Senate, was now marching on Rome, and realized that he was starting a civil war.

Enable

def: to make possible

pos: verb

job: show action

ex: Roman support enabled Octavian to declare war on Antony.

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: It would not be very _____ to show up to work in yoga pants and a tank top.

• transform

• professional

• triumvirate

• civil

• enable

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: A _____ war would involve citizens.

• transform

• professional

• triumvirate

• civil

• enable

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: Helping him on his homework was just going to _____ his laziness.

• transform

• professional

• triumvirate

• civil

• enable

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentences: A bird's wings _____ it to fly.

• latifundia

• professional

• triumvirate

• civil

• enable

Multiple Choice

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence: Cincinnatus was admired for fulfilling his _____ duty.

• transform

• professional

• enable

• civil

• latifundia