click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ancient Rome
6th Grade Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aqueducts | great stone channels that carry water downhill from mountain springs into Rome |
| Christianity | a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus |
| consuls | two officials elected by the senators. They led the army and the Senate |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power |
| emperor | ruler of the Roman state during the imperial period |
| forum | large, open, public space within a Roman city |
| patricians | wealthy landowners who were part of the ruling class |
| plebeians | common people who were part of the lower class and had few rights |
| Republic | a government in which there is no king, but rules is conducted through elected officials |
| tribunes | representatives in the Roman government for the plebeian class |
| triumvirate | a group of three men holding power |
| gladiator | a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena |