vocabulary

Question 1

forum

Answer 1

an open area in a city with public buildings, markets, and temples

Question 2

republic

Answer 2

a government in which citizens are allowed to vote

Question 3

maniple

Answer 3

a unit of between 60-160 soldiers

Question 4

legion

Answer 4

the basic unit of the roman army

Question 5

constitution

Answer 5

a system of rules by which a government is organized

Question 6

veto

Answer 6

to stop/cancel the act of a government official

Question 7

magistrate

Answer 7

elected official that enforces the law

Question 8

toga

Answer 8

a garment that adult men wore wrapped around

Question 9

consuls

Answer 9

top officials in the roman republic

Question 10

empire

Answer 10

a state containing several countries or territories

Question 11

provinces

Answer 11

areas within a country or empire

Question 12

civil war

Answer 12

war between groups of the same country

Question 13

Augustus

Answer 13

venerable or greatly honored one

Question 14

patriarchal society

Answer 14

men ruled families

Question 15

paterfamilias

Answer 15

head of the household

Question 16

villas

Answer 16

large country homes

Question 17

insulae

Answer 17

apartment buildings