Hargrove Ancient Rome Vocab Quiz Review

representatives who fought to protect the rights of ordinary citizens

• pantheon

• veto

• tribunes

• patriarchy

one of two chief leaders who had the authority of a king and who shared power

• dictators

• consuls

• patricians

• plebeians

type of government in which citizens vote for their leaders

• republic

• reforms

• patriarchy

• consuls

changes to make things better

• republic

• reforms

• veto

• legends

to reject a decision or proposal made by another government body

• reforms

• legends

• patriarchy

• veto

had complete control but were expected to give up power after danger had passed

• patriarchy

• plebeians

• dictators

• patricians

war between two groups in the same country

• pantheon

• patrician

• legend

• civil war

poor farmers and craftsmen, majority of citizens, under-represented in government

• patriarchy

• patricians

• plebeians

• pantheon

stories about famous people and events in the past

• consuls

• veto

• reforms

• legends

land surrounded by water on three sides

• legends

• peninsula

• tribunes

• legionaries