WorksheetsAncient Rome: Republic to Empire - Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Wealthy landowners who held power in the Roman Republic are called ________.
patricians
plebeians
consuls
tribunes
Common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the Roman population are known as ________.
plebeians
patricians
senators
consuls
A form of government in which citizens elect leaders to represent them is called a ________.
republic
monarchy
dictatorship
theocracy
The two most powerful officials in the Roman Republic, elected for one-year terms, are called ________.
consuls
kings
senators
dictators
The aristocratic branch of Rome's government, made up of patricians, is called the ________.
Senate
Consuls
Tribunes
Assembly
A series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage are known as the ________.
Punic Wars
Peloponnesian Wars
Gallic Wars
Samnite Wars
A period of Roman peace and prosperity lasting 200 years is called the ________.
Pax Romana
Roman Republic
Punic Wars
Augustan Age
Trained fighters, often enslaved people, who fought in arenas for entertainment are called ________.
gladiators
senators
merchants
architects
A structure designed to bring fresh water from a distant source into a city is called an ________.
aqueduct
reservoir
canal
arch
The public meeting place in ancient Rome is called the ________.
Forum
Colosseum
Temple
Villa
A group of three rulers sharing control of the government is called a ________.
triumvirate
monarchy
dictatorship
republic
A leader who has absolute power to make laws and command the army is called a ________.
dictator
senator
citizen
ambassador
A large stadium in Rome where gladiatorial games were held is called the ________.
Colosseum
Pantheon
Forum
Andron
The written laws of ancient Rome, created to give the plebeians more rights, were called the ________.
Twelve Tables
Code of Hammurabi
Magna Carta
Justinian Code
What is the term for 'The continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after the fall of the Western Roman Empire'?
Byzantine Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Persian Empire
