Unit 3: Ancient Rome Vocab Study (MC Only)

a large circular building without a roof and with many rows of seats; used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles

• amphitheater

• aqueduct

• engineering

• territory

• imperialism

a structure like a bridge, that carries water across a river or valley

• amphitheater

• aqueduct

• engineering

• territory

• imperialism

the work involved in designing and building roads, bridges, machines etc

• amphitheater

• aqueduct

• engineering

• territory

• imperialism

land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force

• amphitheater

• aqueduct

• engineering

• territory

• imperialism

a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries

• amphitheater

• aqueduct

• engineering

• territory

• imperialism

A person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for the citizens.

• representative

• tribune

• dictator

• consul

• senate

Elected leaders of ancient Rome who represented the interests of the plebeians. One of the branches of the Roman Republic government.

• representative

• tribune

• dictator

• consul

• senate

in modern times, a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one whose power has been gained by force; in Roman times, a ruler who was temporarily given complete power

• representative

• tribune

• dictator

• consul

• senate

one of two elected officials of the Roman Republic who commanded the army and were supreme judges; these elected officials had veto power

• representative

• tribune

• dictator

• consul

• senate

the lawmaking body and most powerful branch in ancient Rome's Republic

• representative

• tribune

• dictator

• consul

• senate