Rome Q Flashcards
What is the large body of water the Italian Peninsula juts into?
Mediterranean Sea
Which early group to settle in Italy gave the Romans their language?
Latins
What early group gave the Romans practical items such as clothing and their military skills?
Entruscans
What is the title for an absolute ruler?
Dictator
What river was Rome located on?
Tiber
What is a form of government that was developed in Rome in which voters elect officials to run the state?
Republic
What was the powerful legislative body of Rome?
Senate
The chief executives of Rome’s early republic were
Consuls
What is the power used by Roman Consuls and later U.S. Presidents that means “refuse to approve”?
Veto
The upper class in Rome, they were the powerful landowners who controlled the government.
Patricians
The lower class of Rome, which was made up of farmers and workers was called the
Plebeians
What prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
The Romans gave conquered people a stake in Rome’s growth by making them
Citizens
Who was the Roman general who seized power by force and restored the Roman Republic?
Sulla
What was the name of the strong Phoenician city state found on the coast of North Africa who ought Rome in a series of three wars?
Carthage