1. After leaving Troy, this hero played a role in the founding of Rome. He is the ancestor of the prominent Roman rulers.

2. Aeneas

3. These twins were raised by wolves. Which one is Rome named after?

4. Romulus & Remus Romulus

5. This is a type of government where people elect representatives; also known as an indirect democracy.

6. republic

7. This famous dictator stepped down from power.

8. Cincinnatus

9. These are the common people, such as craftsmen, traders, peasants.

10. plebeians

11. The minority of the population, including nobles who could be elected to government.

12. patricians

13. elected officials who held one year terms

14. magistrates

15. These are the two most powerful magistrates.

16. consuls

17. This council of powerful Romans advised officials and held office for life.

18. Senate

19. This means to forbid.

20. veto

21. What was the language of the Romans?

22. Latin

23. This is a method of making sure one group never gets too powerful.

24. checks and balances

25. Rome’s public meeting place is called the ________.

26. Forum

27. These written laws were displayed in the Forum. They are a symbol of the rights of the Roman people.

28. Law of the Twelve Tables

29. This is a government with 3 parts.

30. tripartite

31. This word means an army group with up to 6000 soldiers.

32. legion

33. This was a long series of wars between Rome and Carthage.

34. Punic Wars

35. This brilliant general from Carthage used elephants at war.

36. Hannibal

37. These Roman tribunes who wanted to help Rome’s poor were killed for their beliefs.

38. Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

39. A Roman consul who encouraged poor people to join the army.

40. Gaius Marius

41. A powerful Roman General who became consul, then started a civil war.

42. Lucius Cornelius Sulla

43. This former gladiator led a slave rebellion.

44. Spartacus