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6.1 Rome Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a type of government in which elected officials govern the state?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

2.

Who were elected officials from aristocratic families in the Roman Republic.

a)

Plebeians

b)

Patricians

c)

Senate

d)

Consuls

3.

Who were the common people in the Roman Republic?

a)

Patricians

b)

Senate

c)

Plebeians

d)

Tribunes

4.

What term means the rejection of harmful or unjust laws.

a)

Ban

b)

Illegal

c)

Forum

d)

Veto

5.

What was the Central Square in Rome?

a)

Praetor

b)

Senate

c)

Law of 12 Tables

d)

Forum

6.

What was the Roman political structure that created new offices and government institutions.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Constitution

d)

Empire

7.

Who was a body of legislators who acted as advisors, controlled public finances, and handled foreign relations in the Roman Republic.

a)

Elected Magistrates

b)

Senate

c)

Assemblies & Tribunes

d)

House of Representatives

8.

Who were the 2 elected magistrates that replaced the king as chief executives of the state?

a)

Consuls

b)

The Senate

c)

Tribunes

d)

Censors

9.

Who is a ruler who has nearly unlimited power?

a)

Tribune

b)

Dictator

c)

President

d)

Centurion

10.

What was the new tool the Romans invented to help them win the 1st Punic War?

a)

Cannon

b)

Catapult

c)

Corvus

d)

Crossbow

11.

Who was the famous general from Carthage who nearly defeated Rome in the 2nd Punic War?

a)

Hannibal

b)

Scipio II

c)

Romulus

d)

Remus

12.

What is the name of the man who is in charge of a Roman Legion, or group of 100 soldiers?

a)

Tribune

b)

Consul

c)

Centurion

d)

Censor