Unit 6 Voc. A
This is a fancy word for a city.
What is urban.
This is a fancy word for when something is equal and fair.
What is equity. (equitable)
Citizenship varied greatly. Some people were full citizens while others had _______ on whether they could vote, get government jobs or do business.
What is limits?
These were a group of prestigious (respected) leaders who were selected to serve for life.
What was the senate.
This is a plant the ancient Egyptians used to make a paper like material.
What is papyrus.
This is someone who has full legal rights in the society they live in.
What is citizen.
To give a job or responsibility to someone.
What is to appoint.
True or false: Women Roman citizens were allowed to vote?
False.
This was the largest market in a city and the center of government.
What is the forum.
This was Mesopotamia's way of writing using wedge shapes and lines. It was often written in clay with a stick or reed.
What was cuneiform.
This was a class of people that ruled ancient Rome. You had to be born into one of these families.
What was a patrician.
This was the most powerful person in the Roman Republic. He would be elected for a year at a time.
What is a consul.
What was the name given to the wars between Rome and Carthage?
What are the Punic Wars.
Rome was a Republic because government officials could be___________?
What is elected.
This was the ancient Egyptian form of writing as well as an art.
What was hieroglyphs.
This is the type of government where the whole population participates in choosing thier leaders.
What is a democracy.
This was the normal social class of Rome. Most people were a part of this class.
What was a plebeian. (pleb)
What was the name of the Roman code of laws?
What are the Twelve Tables.
During the Second Punic War, __________ was the leader of Carthage.
Who was Hannibal.
This is fine soil that is found at the bottom of rivers and lakes.
What is silt.
This is the type of government where people are elected into power.
What is a republic.
This is an ancient Roman law which means that a father was completely in charge of his family.
What is paterfamilias.
Cincinnatus served which job in the Roman Republic?
A. Plebeian
B. Senator
C. Dictator
D. Pharaoh
What is C. Dictator.
Rome quickly built a _________ in order to fight Carthage at sea.
What is a navy.
This is something left behind that was made by humans.
What is an artifact.