Rome Vocab

Question 1

Landforms and Geographical Features

Answer 1

Mountains, peninsula, seas, plains, rivers

Question 2

Contribution

Answer 2

To share a good idea or advancement that often lasts for future generations.

Question 3

Republic

Answer 3

A type of government with elected leaders

Question 4

Tripartite

Answer 4

A government consisting of three parts that share power

Question 5

Patricians

Answer 5

Upper class citizens- had the right to participate and run for all types of government.

Question 6

Plebians

Answer 6

Lower/middle class citizens who are only able to participate in the assembly

Question 7

Consul

Answer 7

Two leaders elected by the senate that serve for one year terms

Question 8

Senate

Answer 8

300 men that advised the consul and made decisions for political appointments

Question 9

Assembly

Answer 9

Where citizens- even plebians-shared their political views and ideas

Question 10

Praetors

Answer 10

Judges

Question 11

12 Tables

Answer 11

Roman laws written on 12 tablets

Question 12

Roman Citizenship

Answer 12

Men who were over 18, owned land, and were native born

Question 13

Checks and Balances

Answer 13

Used to balance out power in the Tripartite and make sure nobody had too mucg

Question 14

Census

Answer 14

Used to see how much families owed to government for taxes ect.

Question 15

Basilicas

Answer 15

Public building used for legal courts and business matters

Question 16

Roads

Answer 16

A major advancement that improved trade, travel and communication. Greatly impacted the spread of Christianity and the Roman Empire itself

Question 17

Domes

Answer 17

Mostly seen in important buildings
Makes buildings unique and stand out.

Question 18

Arches

Answer 18

Added detail and character to buildings while also supporting the weight.

Question 19

Aqueducts

Answer 19

Brings clean water into the city (public baths, city drinking water, and homes of those who payed for their own water) and dirty water out

Question 20

Amphitheters

Answer 20

Used for entertainment (plays, musical performances, gladiatoria combats)

Question 21

Persecute

Answer 21

To punish, or kill because of ones beliefs