Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

Appointed representatives of the Roman Republic. They were advisors to the leaders of Rome

Answer 1

Senators

Question 2

The power to reject a law or resolution. The power to stop an official action.

Answer 2

Veto

Question 3

Adecline in purchasing power of a cureency over time. A rise in prices that means your money buys “less” than it used to.

Answer 3

Inflation

Question 4

Exchanging goods or services with another, instead of using money

Answer 4

Barter

Question 5

Powerful upper class citizens of Ancient Rome. The aristocrats/ruling class families

Answer 5

Patricians

Question 6

All free Roman citizens who are not a part of the Patricians or ruling class.

Answer 6

Plebians

Question 7

The highest elected officials of the Roman Republic

Answer 7

Consuls

Question 8

Roman officials chosen by the Plebians to represent their interests in government.

Answer 8

Tribunes

Question 9

The main force of the Roman Army. They were heavily armed, well-trained and disciplined.

Answer 9

Legion

Question 10

A professional soldier in the Roman Legion.

Answer 10

Legionaries

Question 11

A Roman official responsible for collecting taxes, building and maintaining public buildings, and supplying armies overseas

Answer 11

Publicans

Question 12

A large Roman farm that often used peasants and slave labor to run it

Answer 12

Latifundias

Question 13

Elite Roman soldiers who served as bodyguards or personal security for government officials

Answer 13

Praetorian Guard

Question 14

A tax placed on items imported into a country to make that item less competitive to similar items made in the country

Answer 14

Tariff

Question 15

Population count of every Roman citizen. Every 5 yrs, citizens were required to return to their home city to be counted.

Answer 15

Census