The Rise of the Roman Republic
The Government of the Republic
Roman Society
The Republic's Growth and Crisis
Mystery Category
100
An open area filled with public buildings, temples, and markets. 
What is a forum?
100
A garment worn by Roman males that was a symbol of citizenship. 
What is a toga?
100
Large country homes wealthy families lived in.

What are villas?

100
A state containing several countries or territories. 
What is an empire?
100

A group that is likely an aristocracy, made of old, best- known, wealthiest men advised the assemblies. 

What is the senate?
200
The basic unit of the Roman army, had 4500-5000 heavily armed soldiers. 
What is a legion?
200
To stop or cancel the action of a government official, means "I forbid" in Latin. 
What is veto?
200
Means that the father was the head of the household in Roman families. 

What are paterfamilias?

200
Areas within a country or empire. 
What are provinces?
200

The group of citizens were made up of the oldest, wealthiest families. 

What are patricians?
300
A unit of between 60-160 soldiers. 
What is a maniple?
300
A system of rules by which a government is organized, Rome's was unwritten (based on tradition and custom). 
What is a constitution? 
300
Poor free people or slaves. 
Who were the majority of Romans?
300

Carthage’s most famous general who led attacks against Rome with elephants.

Who is Hannibal?
300

The highest top official in Roman society. 

What is a consul?
400
A government in which citizens have the right to vote and elect officials?
What is a republic?
400
Rome's form of democracy, a group of adult male citizens who passed laws and elected magistrates. 
What is the assembly?
400

Led an army of slaves in revolt against their masters in Rome. 

Who is Spartacus?
400

Became First Emperor of Rome, around 30 B.C., became victorious in the civil war, title means “venerable or greatly honored one.” 

Who is Augustus?
400
Similarities between the United States and Roman governments. 

What are each has a form of a constitution, 3 branches of government, forms of democracy, checks and balances limit the power of each branch of government, rule of law applies to all. 

500
A group from central Italy that influenced Rome's architecture, alphabet, and religious practices. 
Who are the Etruscans?
500
A famous dictator who returned to working his farm after he defeated Rome's enemies. 
Who is Cincinattus?
500
Rome had this, which is an official religion supported by the government. 
What is an established religion?
500

A form of government ruled the Roman empire after the fall of the Roman republic. 

What is monarchy?
500
Differences between the Roman and United States governments. 

What are Romans had an unwritten constitution, Women did not participate in the Roman government, Rome practiced forms of direct democracy while the US has a representative democracy? 

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