Roman Vocabulary

Question 1

Aqueduct

Answer 1

A structure that carries water over long distances

Question 2

Consul

Answer 2

One of two officials that led the Roman republic

Question 3

Dictator

Answer 3

A person in the ancient Roman republic appointed to rule for six months in case of emergency, with all the powers of a king

Question 4

Disciple

Answer 4

A follower of a person or belief

Question 5

Inflation

Answer 5

An economic situation in which there is more money of less value

Question 6

Mercenary

Answer 6

A foreign soldier who serves in an army only for pay

Question 7

Patrician

Answer 7

A member of a wealthy upper class family in the ancient Roman republic

Question 8

Plebeian

Answer 8

A normal citizen in the ancient Roman republic

Question 9

Province

Answer 9

A unit of the empire. The provinces each had a governor supported by an army.

Question 10

Republic

Answer 10

A type of government in which citizens vote for their rulers who rule in the name of the people.

Question 11

Schism

Answer 11

A religion split into sects over different points of view. The Great Schism occurred in 1054 and created an east-west divide between the Orthodox east church and the Roman-Catholic west church.

Question 12

Veto

Answer 12

The Latin word for forbid, and the rejection of a bill that was proposed by the Senate but was rejected by one of the consuls.