Vocab 1
This a political system in which people elect leaders to govern them.
What is a Republic?
This is used to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials.
What is a veto?
descendants of Aeneas who were twin brothers and the founders of Rome
Who are Romulus and Remus?
Because of its mild climate and rivers this country helped the Romans grow food and get fresh water.
What is Italy?
This city was Rome’s opponent in the Punic Wars.
What is Carthage?
This is the name used to describe the common people of ancient Rome.
What are the plebeians?
This is the term used as a term for an elected official in Rome.
What is a magistrate?
a general that allowed poor and unemployed Romans to join the Roman army
Who is Gaius Marius?
These people are the people the Romans trace their history (origin) to according to legend.
Who is Aeneas and the Trojans?
These two brothers hoped to help poor Romans get food and land.
Who are Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus (Gracchi Twins)?
These magistrates were the two most powerful officials in Rome.
Who are the consuls?
This word is used as another name for the nobility in Roman society.
What is a Patrician?
a powerful general who made himself dictator for life
Who is Julius Caesar?
Because Only this class could hold office, and this class wanted more say in the government. There was conflict in the early Roman Republic.
Who are the Patricians and Plebeians?
Cicero thought Rome could become a better place by limiting the power of the these.
What are Army Generals?
This is the language of the Romans.
What is Latin?
a system in which the ideas and decisions supported by the most people are followed
What is majority rule?
formally known as Octavian, he became Rome’s first emperor
Who is Augustus?
These two magistrates and the army made sure laws were carried out in the Roman Republic.
Who are the consuls?
Free Space
Free Space
This is another name for a public speaker.
What is an orator?
a series of wars between Rome and Carthage in the 200s and 100s BC
What is the Punic Wars?
an orator that called to limit the power of army generals and restoring the power of the Senate
Who is Cicero?
It was a gathering spot with many shops and entertainment opportunities.
What is the Roman Forum?
It marked the beginning of the Roman Empire when Octavian had his name changed to this.
What is Augustus?