Chapter 6 Section 1

Question 1

Republic

Answer 1

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

Question 2

Patrician

Answer 2

an aristocrat or nobleman

Question 3

Plebeian

Answer 3

(in ancient Rome) a commoner.

Question 4

Tribune

Answer 4

an official in ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.

Question 5

Consul

Answer 5

an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government’s citizens and interests there.

Question 6

Senate

Answer 6

any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular.

Question 7

Dictator

Answer 7

a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.

Question 8

Legion

Answer 8

a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.

Question 9

Hannibal

Answer 9

general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)

Question 10

Scipio

Answer 10

full name Publius CorneliusScipioAfricanus Major. 237–183 bc, Roman general. He commanded the Roman invasion of Carthage in the Second Punic War, defeating Hannibal at Zama