Ancient Rome Vocabulary 1

 What is a Roman public meeting place?

• checks and balances
• forum
• veto
• dictators

Who were the group of people that lived north of Rome-they also invaded and took over Rome?

• Punic War
• Romans
• Etruscans
• Plebeians

What is a system that balances the distribution of power in a government?

• checks and balances
• magistrates
• assemblies
• veto

What is a political system in which people choose leaders to govern them?

• dictatorship
• direct democracy
• oilgarchy
• republic

What is the language of the Romans?

• Spanish
• Latin
• English
• Romanian

Who is a ruler that has almost absolute power?

• dictator
• president
• assembly
• tribune

What does it mean when you reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials?

• tribunes
• assembly
• republic
• veto

Who is the nobility of Ancient Rome?

• Plebeians
• Consuls
• Patricians
• Assembly

Who is a council of wealthy and powerful citizens who advised Rome's leaders?

• Consuls
• Patricians
• Roman Senate
• Tribunes

Who are the common people of Ancient Rome?

• Patricians
• Plebeians
• Roman Senate
• Dictator