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Patricians
Plebians
Roman Republic
Vocabulary
Whatever Mrs. M Wants
100
True or False: The patricians were wealthy people.
True
100
True or False: The plebeians were wealthy people?
False
100
Patricians decided when to go to war, but plebeians were forced to fight in the army. So in 494 B.C.E. plebeians first fought for their equality by doing what?
They marched out of the city and camped on a hill leaving the patricians without protection or food. This forced the patricians to compromise.
100
Define consul.
One of two elected officials that ran the army.
100

What shape is the Italian Peninsula?

Boot

200
Patricians were considered wealthy because they had money and owned...
land
200
What percent of Rome were citizens?
95%
200
The laws were eventually written down on tablets called...
The Twelve Tables
200

Define Gladiator.

A person trained to fight in an arena for entertainment

200

What is the name of the big island off the southern tip of the Italian peninsula?

Sicily

300
Patricians could become consuls or be on the senate. What other positions could they hold?
Important Military and Religious offices
300
What jobs could plebeians not have besides government officials?
Priests
300
After 200 years of struggle, the plebeians had won their fight for equality. What do you call the group of that was able to nominate the consuls, tribunes, and members of the senate.
Assembly
300
Define veto.
to overrule actions by the senate and government officials that were thought to be unfair
300

Which first supreme leader of Rome was assassinated 1 year after he named himself dictator for life? (Orange you glad you picked this question?)

Julius Caesar

400
In what year did the Patricians overthrow the Etruscan King?
509 B.C.E.
400
Name three jobs that plebeians had.
peasants, laborers, craftspeople, shopkeepers, farmers
400

Who was the most successful and first true Emperor of the Roman Empire?

Caesar Augustus

400
Define Republic.
a form of government with elected leaders that work for the interest of the people
400

What was the name for the large amphitheater where gladiators fought?

Colosseum

500
The word Patricians comes from the Latin word patres, which means...
Father
500
The word plebeians comes from the Latin word plebs, which means...
many
500
How many men were elected for the senate?
300
500
Define constitution.
a set of basic laws
500

What was the name for the system of channels and bridges that transferred water into Roman cities?

Aqueducts