Unit 2 Quiz on Rome: Vocabulary Flashcards
Aqueducts
Long troughs supported by arches to bring water from the hills to the cities
Stoicism
Stoicism: The endurance of pain or hardship without complaint. Stoicism encouraged the Romans to live in a practical way. It urged people to participate in public affairs and hold back emotions.
Vaults
Architecture term, indicating a curved ceiling. A roof in the form of an arch or series of arches.
Using this technique, the Romans were able to build domes.
Consuls
People appointed by the government to live in a foreign place and protect and promote the government’s citizens and interests there
Tribunes
An official in ancient Rome chosen by the Plebians to protect their interests
Dictators
Rulers with total power over a country
Mosaics
pictures made from many bits of colored glass or stone
Odes
Emotional poems about life’s ups and downs. Often sung.
Barter
Exchange goods without using money.
Inflation
A general increase in prices, and a fall in the purchasing value of money.
Patricians
Aristocrats; members of a long established wealthy family.
Twelve Tables
The laws in Ancient Rome.
Reforms
Political changes to make things better.
Regents
People appointed to govern a country
Someone who stands in for a ruler who cannot govern
Pax Romana
“Roman Peace” 200 year long period in Roman history 27 BC - 180 AD
Republic
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their representatives and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
Plebians
A member of the lower social class
Senate
The state council of the empire
Satires
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Icon
a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches
Saint
Christian holy person
Veto
A constitutional right to reject a decision
Roman Government: what type of government?
What were the 3 branches and what did they do?
Who could vote?
Give me 3 more details…
Type of Government: Republic
Branch 1: Legislative: Made the laws (Senate & 2 Assemblies)
Branch 2: Executive: Led the Government and Army
Branch 3: Judicial: Applied the laws
Voting: Free adult men
Additional Information:
- Elected their leaders
- Leaders had a deadline
- Checks and Balances
