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Chap 14 review
chap 14 review
Question | Answer |
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Consuls had the power to___________, or say no to the acts of the others. | veto |
In 60 B.C., political power passed to a _________________, or a group of three. persons with equal power. | triumvirate |
A ________________ is an absolute ruler. | dictator |
__________________ is a Phoenician city. | Carthage |
Tax contracts were sold to people called _______________. | publicans |
Large estates called ________________, replaced small farms. | latifundias |
Legions contained soldiers called _______________. | legionaries |
______________________were administrators and military leaders. | Consuls |
Judges, assemblies, and _______________ protected the rights of the citizens. | tribunes |
The Roman army was organized into _____________. | legions |
____________________ were members of Rome's wealthiest and oldest families. | Patricians |
Ordinary citizens, known as ______________, paid taxes and served in the army. | plebeians |
Two consuls headed the ________________ _______________. | Roman Republic |
Plebeians are not part of the Roman ______________, they were represented by Tribunes. | government |
Each Roman legion contained 5,000 _______________. | soldiers |
Before going to sleep after a long march, legionaries built ________________ __________. | fortified camps |
Hannibal's troops surprised the ___________ by crossing the Alps on elephants into Italy. | Romans |
_________________ was from Carthage. | Hannibal |
Latifundias were large _______________ that produced crops, cattle, and sheep. | estates |
_______________, Pompey, and Caesar were the first three-person group of leaders called the triumvirate. | Crassus |