Ancient Rome Vocabulary Quizzez

a government in which people elect leaders to govern them

• monarchy

• republic

• dictatorship

• theocracy

the common people in Ancient Rome

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Magistrates

• Emperor

powerful nobles who could be elected to office

• Plebeians

• Magistrates

• Patricians

• Consuls

elected officials who were part of Rome’s government

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Consuls

• Magistrates

the two most powerful magistrates

• Consuls

• Plebeians

• Magistrates

• Patricians

the ability to prohibit other people’s actions

• Veto

• Checks and Balances

• Legions

• Forum

the Romans’ language

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• Latin

• French

a process that keeps any one part of the government from becoming stronger than another

• Veto

• Checks and Balances

• Legion

• Forum

Rome’s public meeting place

• Forum

• Agora

• Acropolis

• Legions

groups of 6,000 Roman soldiers

• Gladiators

• Spartans

• Romans

• Legions