Ancient Rome: Vocabulary

What was the area of central Italy surrounding Rome called?

• Forum

• Latium

• Senate

• Republic

What is an open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples, and markets called?

• Latium

• Senate

• Forum

• Consuls

What are stories that have been handed down from a time long ago and are known but cannot be proven true or untrue?

• Tribunes

• Legends

• Assemblies

• Magistrates

What is the body that advised the king (or consuls) on important matters in Ancient Rome?

• Republic

• Forum

• Senate

• Plebeians

What type of government allows citizens the right to vote and elect officials?

• Dictator

• Republic

• Patricians

• Consuls

Who were the elected officials that enforced the laws and judged cases in Ancient Rome?

• Tribunes

• Magistrates

• Plebeians

• Assemblies

Who were the members of the upper, ruling class in the Roman Republic?

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Consuls

• Dictators

Who were the common people in the Roman Republic?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Tribunes

• Consuls

What were the groups of adult male Roman citizens who passed laws and elected magistrates called?

• Assemblies

• Tribunes

• Senate

• Forum

Who were the protectors of the plebeians in Ancient Rome?

• Consuls

• Tribunes

• Magistrates

• Patricians