test vocab

Question 1

Republic

Answer 1

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

Question 2

Dictator

Answer 2

A person with absolute power to rule

Question 3

Patrician

Answer 3

The ruling class and top officials of the Roman republic

Question 4

Plebeian

Answer 4

Ordinary citizens

Question 5

Veto

Answer 5

To reject

Question 6

Gladiator

Answer 6

A person who fought people or animals for public entertainment

Question 7

Civic duty

Answer 7

The idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country

Question 8

In 494 B.C.E, plebeians protested for equal rights by going on strike

Answer 8

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Question 9

Julius Caesar was a Roman general who claimed himself to be the dictator of Rome. The lower class saw Julius Caesar as a hero while the upper class saw him as a threat. Out of the many reforms he created, the 12-month calendar is still used today.

Answer 9

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Question 10

Italy’s central location and climate has attracted settlers for thousands of years

Answer 10

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Question 11

It is believed that brothers Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome

Answer 11

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Question 12

The ancient Romans overthrew the Etruscan and created the republican form of government

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Question 13

Cinncinatus was the best known early Roman dictator of the republic

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Question 14

Rome’s economy grew strong due to its trade routes and agriculture

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Question 15

Forums were public squares in the marketplace at the center of Roman cities

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Question 16

Aqueducts were created to transport water to and from cities

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Question 17

The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders and a declining economy

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Question 18

Rome fell when the Germanic groups invaded the Roman Empire.

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