G10 Roman Empire Key Words

What is a republic?

• government in which citizens have the right to select their own leader

• farmer, artisan, or merchant; commoner

• Roman leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army for a brief period

Who is the Patrician?

• aristocratic branch of Rome’s government

• aristocratic landowner

• military unit of the ancient Roman army

Who is the Plebeian?

• Roman leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army for a brief period

• official who helped the plebeians protect their rights

• farmer, artisan, or merchant; commoner

Who is a tribune?

• official who was like a king

• official who helped the plebeians protect their rights

• aristocratic landowner

What is a senate?

• farmer, artisan, or merchant; commoner

• aristocratic branch of Rome’s government

• military unit of the ancient Roman army

Who is the consul?

• series of wars between Rome and Carthage

• aristocratic branch of Rome’s government

• official who was like a king

What is a dictator?

• Roman leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army for a brief period

• government in which citizens have the right to select their own leader

who was Hannibal?

• official who helped the plebeians protect their rights

• Carthaginian general who invaded northern Italy

What is a civil war?

• ambitious leader who brought order to Rome

• conflict between two groups in the same country

• period of Roman peace and prosperity

Who was Julius Caesar?

• first ruler of imperial Rome

• ambitious leader who brought order to Rome