Ancient Rome Vocabulary

The physical feature where Rome was built. It was shallow making it easy to cross.

• Tiber River

• Po River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

A style of government run by elected leaders chosen by the people to represent their views.

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

• Oligarchy

Rome’s lower class who rebelled when they weren’t being listened to

• Plebians

• Patricians

• Helots

• Slaves

Rome’s upper class citizens who ran the government.

• Plebians

• Patricians

• Helots

• Slaves

Upper class citizens that were elected into power by the people.

20 elected officials in power for 1 year. judges, tax collectors, urban planners

• Magistrates

• Consuls

• Plebians

• Patricians

The title of the two upper class citizens elected from the magistrates

• Plebians

• Paticians

• Magistrates

• Consuls

A group of upper class Romans that advised the leaders.

Made up of 300 patricians

• Roman Senate

• Acropolis

• Helots

• Consuls

A group that protected the rights of the plebeians [lower class]

Could veto actions of the consuls.

• Roman Assembly

• Roman Senate

• Consuls

• Magistrates

The action of stopping a law from being passed when one group wants it to and another doesn’t.

• veto

• approve

• checks and balances

• magistrates

A method of balancing power so that one group doesn’t become too powerful.

• Checks and balances

• veto

• magistrates

• consuls