Chapter 10 Period 5 Flashcards

1
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a government with 3 parts

A

tripartite government

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2
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nobles; the most powerful citizens of Rome

A

patricians

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3
Q

government in which people elect their leaders

A

republic

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4
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rulers with almost absolute power

A

dictators

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5
Q

Rome’s common people

A

plebeians

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6
Q

groups of soldiers

A

legions

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7
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Rome’s most powerful magistrates

A

consuls

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8
Q

Who had the power to veto actions by other government officials?

A

tribunes

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9
Q

What did the Gracchus brothers want to create for poor Romans?

A

farms

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10
Q

Who led a slave revolt against Rome?

A

Spartacus

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11
Q

Punic Wars were wars between Rome and ______________.

A

Carthage

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12
Q

Name the farmer who was chosen to be a Roman dictator.

A

Cincinnatus

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13
Q

The Law of the Twelve Tables was displayed in the ______________.

A

Forum

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14
Q

Magistrates stayed in office for a year, but ____________ stayed in office for life.

A

senators

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15
Q

After the Gracchus brothers were killed, Romans began to see violence as a _____________________________.

A

political weapon

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16
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Why did the patricians decide to change the Roman government and give plebeians more rights?

A

Plebeians formed a council and elected their own officials

17
Q

Why did the Roman government have checks and balances?

A

to prevent one part of the government from becoming too powerful