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Ancient Rome: Republic to Empire - Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wealthy landowners who held power in the Roman Republic are called ________.

a)

patricians

b)

plebeians

c)

consuls

d)

tribunes

2.

Common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the Roman population are known as ________.

a)

plebeians

b)

patricians

c)

senators

d)

consuls

3.

A form of government in which citizens elect leaders to represent them is called a ________.

a)

republic

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

theocracy

4.

The two most powerful officials in the Roman Republic, elected for one-year terms, are called ________.

a)

consuls

b)

kings

c)

senators

d)

dictators

5.

The aristocratic branch of Rome's government, made up of patricians, is called the ________.

a)

Senate

b)

Consuls

c)

Tribunes

d)

Assembly

6.

A series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage are known as the ________.

a)

Punic Wars

b)

Peloponnesian Wars

c)

Gallic Wars

d)

Samnite Wars

7.

A period of Roman peace and prosperity lasting 200 years is called the ________.

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Roman Republic

c)

Punic Wars

d)

Augustan Age

8.

Trained fighters, often enslaved people, who fought in arenas for entertainment are called ________.

a)

gladiators

b)

senators

c)

merchants

d)

architects

9.

A structure designed to bring fresh water from a distant source into a city is called an ________.

a)

aqueduct

b)

reservoir

c)

canal

d)

arch

10.

The public meeting place in ancient Rome is called the ________.

a)

Forum

b)

Colosseum

c)

Temple

d)

Villa

11.

A group of three rulers sharing control of the government is called a ________.

a)

triumvirate

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

republic

12.

A leader who has absolute power to make laws and command the army is called a ________.

a)

dictator

b)

senator

c)

citizen

d)

ambassador

13.

A large stadium in Rome where gladiatorial games were held is called the ________.

a)

Colosseum

b)

Pantheon

c)

Forum

d)

Andron

14.

The written laws of ancient Rome, created to give the plebeians more rights, were called the ________.

a)

Twelve Tables

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Justinian Code

15.

What is the term for 'The continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after the fall of the Western Roman Empire'?

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Holy Roman Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Persian Empire