Ch.11 Roman Vocabulary (14 words)

Form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

• direct democracy

• republic

• empire

• state

Large group of Roman soldiers

• legion

• patrician

• plebeian

• phalanx

the ruling class in Rome

• consul

• veto

• plebeians

• patricians

Ordinary Roman citizens

• patricians

• slaves

• plebeians

• senate

head of a government with a limited term in office - there were 2 at a time in Rome

• senate

• Caesar

• consul

• praetor

to reject - the U.S. president has this right today

• veto

• cancel

• consul

• vote

officials who interpret the law and serve as judges

• supreme court

• lawyer

• praetor

• dictator

official who protects the rights of ordinary citizens - a representative who is part of the government

• dictator

• president

• senator

• tribune

the idea the citizens have a responsibility to help their country

• law

• service

• civic duty

• vote

a large farming estate in ancient Rome

• plantation

• farm

• latifundia

• triumvirate