JH25 Rome Vocab Quiz

channels that carried fresh water from the mountains to the cities

• aqueducts

• pipes

• sewage

• rivers

a mixture of sand or gravel and cement as a building material

• rock

• plaster

• concrete

• wood

great amphitheater, open-aired stadium, in Rome

• republic

• forum

• Colosseum

• vault

a series of arches used in Roman architecture

• doorway

• bridge

• aqueduct

• vault

One of two rulers working at the same time in Rome to prevent corruption

• emperor

• magistrate

• plebeian

• patrician

Government in which people elect representatives

• tripartite

• senate

• forum

• republic

Part of the government run by wealthy Romans

• Senate

• forum

• republic

• magistrate

Counting the number of people in a population

• law of Twelve Tables

• census

• taxes

• tribunes

Two rulers called magistrates ruled at the same time to guarantee against corruption.

What does the word corruption mean in the text?

• peacefulness

• agreement

• dishonesty

• effectiveness

The Romans constructed roads of long-lasting materials to withstand traffic and exposure

to weather.

What does the word withstand mean in the text?

• able to resist

• poorly made

• fall apart

• strong