**Ch.10 1.1-1.4 Vocab, Review

It was the city’s open-air market, where Romans could buy local fruit and vegetables to  imported Greek pottery. It became the center of Rome's religious, economic,and social activity.

• Paletine Hill

• Acropolis

• Forum

Legendary twin brothers

Who were abandoned and rescued by a wolf and raised by a shepherd. Romulus became the first king of the city, which was named Rome.

• Romulus and

  Remus

• Orville and Wilbur

• Tiberius and

  Gaius

A river that flows out of Italy’s mountains; Rome was built on this river.

• Po River

• Tiber River

• Amo

Laws not only written down but carved into bronze tablets. They protected

all Roman citizens from injustice.

• Twelve Tables

• Hammurabi's Code

• The 10 Commandments

A person who rules with total authority.

• emperor

• dictator

• president

True or False : A wealthy landowner in Rome is called a patrician.

• True

• False

A plebian is a common person in ancient Rome.

• False

• True

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides.

• island

• peninsula

• isthmus

A type of government in which citizens vote for their leaders.

• monarchy

• communism

• republic

To reject a decision or proposal made by another government body.

• approve

• veto

• voila