Ch 8 vocab ss Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The story of the Trojan Hero Aeneas | Aeneid |
A form of government in which the leader is not a king or queen but someone put in office by citizens with the right vote | Republic |
An open space in Rome that served as a marketplace and public square | Forum |
A smaller unit of the Roman army made up of about 6,000 soldiers. | Legion |
Wealth landowners | Patrician |
Rome's people who were artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms; the common people | Plebeian |
Top government officials in the Rome Republic | Consul |
To reject a decision | Veto |
a judge in ancient Rome | Praetor |
Rome's most important legislative branch; a select group of 300 patrician men who served for life; lawmaking body of Rome | Senate |
Made in 471 BC and was formed by the plebians when they were allowed to set up their body of representatives | Council of Plebs |
In ancient Rome, a person who ruled with complete power temporarily during emergencies | Dictator |
A law that stated priciples of justice that apply to all people everywhere; Roman set of laws | Twelve Tables |
The idea that the law should apply to everyone equally and that all people should be treated the same way by the legal system | "Rule of Law" |
A series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 to 146 BC | Punic Wars |
The name the Romans called the Meditteranean Sea; means "our sea" in Greek | Mare Nostrum |
Large farming estates in ancient Rome | Latifundia |
In ancient Rome, a three person ruling group | Triumvirate |
A small river at the southern boundary of Caeser's command area; in which is crossed to invade France | Rubicon |
A warning issued to Caeser which he ignored; later that day Caeser's enimies surrounded him and stabbed him to death in March 15, 44 BC | "The Ides of March" |
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