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Rome Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote. | Republic |
| a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler | Empire |
| in ancient Rome, a member of the wealthy, privileged upper class | Patrician |
| in ancient Rome, one of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population | Plebeian |
| in ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights | Tribune |
| : in the Roman Republic, one of the two powerful officials elected each year to command the army and direct the government | Consul |
| a pipeline or channel built to carry water to populated areas | Aqueduct |
| an ancient culture that developed from a blending of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures | Greco-Roman Culture |
| in ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control of the government | Triumvirate |
| He was appointed dictator for life and was the first Roman general to cross over the Rhine River. Later assassinated in the Senate | Julius Caesar |
| Famous first sewage system built in early Rome | Cloaca Maxima |
| Famous early Roman road built straight with cobble stones. | Via Appia |
| This first emperor was later given the name Augustus | Octavian |
| This emperor took over after his adopted father was poisoned. He later assassinated his mother | Nero |
| Emperor that built the greatest Forum in Rome | Trajan |
| The Emperor that built the wall in Northern Britannia | Hadrian |
| This building had one of the first great vaulted domes in history; built by Hadrian. | Pantheon |
| Who attacked Rome continuously in the 5th and 6th Centuries | Barbarians |
| The emperor Vespasian built this with labor and money from Judea | Colosseum |
| This was the underground level of the Colosseum that housed trap doors for animals and gladiators | Hypogeum |