1. R EVIEW V OCAB Roman Republic Chapter 11 1

2. W HAT ARE GROUPS OF UP TO 6,000 R OMAN SOLDIERS ? I T ALSO MEANS A CROWD OR MULTITUDE. 2

3. LEGIONS 3

4. W HAT IS A POLITICAL SYSTEM IN WHICH PEOPLE ELECT LEADERS TO GOVERN THEM ? I T TRANSLATES TO “ THE PEOPLE OR PUBLIC AGAIN.” IT ALSO MEANS NATION OR DEMOCRACY. 4

5. R EPUBLIC 5

6. W HO ARE THE COUNCIL OF WEALTHY AND POWERFUL R OMANS THAT ADVISED THE CITY ’ S LEADERS. T HEIR JOB IS SIMILAR TO THE L EGISLATURE COMMITTEE. 6

7. R OMAN S ENATE 7

8. W HAT ARE RULERS WHO HAVE ALMOST ABSOLUTE RULE OR POWER ? I T TRANSLATES TO “ A PERSON WHO TELLS.” IT ALSO MEANS TYRANT OR AUTHORITARIAN. 8

9. D ICTATORS 9

10. W HAT DO YOU CALL AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN R OME ? I N SOME COUNTRIES, THIS TERM MEANS JUDGE. 10

11. M AGISTRATE 11

12. W HO ARE THE TWO MOST POWERFUL OFFICIALS OR MAGISTRATES IN R OME ? I T ALSO MEANS DIPLOMAT OR REPRESENTATIVE. T HEY WERE ELECTED EACH YEAR TO RUN THE CITY AND LEAD THE ARMY. 12

13. C ONSULS 13

14. W HO WAS THE FORMER R OMAN GLADIATOR WHO LED A SLAVE REVOLT AGAINST R OME. A MOVIE WAS MADE WITH THE TITLE AS HIS NAME. A FAMOUS LINE : “I AM ______.” 14

15. S PARTACUS 15

16. W HO WERE THE COMMON PEOPLE OF ANCIENT R OME ? I T ALSO MEANS WORKING - CLASS. T HE ENTRY SOLDIERS OF THE N AVY ARE CALLED THIS TERM. 16

17. P LEBEIANS 17

18. W HO WAS THE C ARTHAGINIAN GENERAL WHO WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST GENERALS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. H E INVADED I TALY DURING THE 2 ND P UNIC W AR, BUT WAS EVENTUALLY DEFEATED BY S CIPIO AT THE B ATTLE OF Z AMA. H E USED ELEPHANTS AS PART OF HIS ARMY. 18

19. H ANNIBAL 19

20. W HAT IS THE THIRD PART OF R OME ’ S GOVERNMENT, THE PART THAT PROTECTED THE COMMON PEOPLE WITH TWO BRANCHES ? B OTH PATRICIANS AND PLEBEIANS TOOK PART IN THIS TERM AND THEIR JOB WAS TO ELECT THE MAGISTRATES WHO RAN THE CITY OF R OME. T HIS IS SIMILAR TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. T HIS TERM ALSO MEANS MEETING OR GET - TOGETHER. 20

21. A SSEMBLIES 21

22. W HO WAS THE LEGENDARY R OMAN HERO WHO R OMANS CAN TRACE THEIR HISTORY. H E WAS A T ROJAN HERO WHO LEFT T ROY AFTER THE T ROJAN W AR, AND HE EVENTUALLY SETTLED IN I TALY. 22

23. A ENEAS 23

24. W HAT IS THE THIRD PART OF R OME ’ S GOVERNMENT, THE PART THAT PROTECTED THE COMMON PEOPLE WITH TWO BRANCHES ? T HESE PEOPLE ARE ELECTED BY THE PLEBEIANS AND HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO VETO THE ACTIONS BY OTHER OFFICIALS. T HIS IS SIMILAR TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. A FORM OF THIS WORD MEANS COURT, HEARING, BOARD, OR PANEL. 24

25. T RIBUNES 25

26. W HAT WAS THE SERIES OF WARS BETWEEN R OME AND C ARTHAGE IN THE 200’ S AND 100’ S BC? 26

27. P UNIC W ARS 27

28. W HO WAS THE R OMAN DICTATOR WHO WAS CHOSEN BY THE R OMANS TO DEFEND THEIR LANDS FROM ATTACK. L ATER, HE WILLINGLY GAVE UP POWER AND WAS CONSIDERED AN IDEAL LEADER BY THE R OMANS. A CITY IN O HIO IS NAMED AFTER HIM. 28

29. C INCINNATUS 29

30. W HO WAS THE R OMAN CONSUL WHO WAS A POPULAR GENERAL WHO ENCOURAGED THE UNEMPLOYED POOR TO JOIN THE R OMAN ARMY ? 30

31. G AIUS M ARIUS 31

32. W HO WERE THE NOBILITY IN R OMAN SOCIETY ? OTHER TERMS USED : ARISTOCRATIC, NOBLES, UPPER - CLASS. T HERE IS A GIRL ’ S NAME WITHIN THIS TERM. 32

33. P ATRICIANS 33

34. W HAT IS A R OMAN PUBLIC MEETING PLACE CALLED ? I T IS ALSO CALLED A DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. 34

35. F ORUM 35

36. W HO WAS THE R OMAN CONSUL WHO BATTLE G AIUS M ARIUS IN A CIVIL WAR. 36

37. L UCIUS C ORNELIUS S ULLA 37

38. W HO ARE THE LEGENDARY FIGURES IN R OMAN HISTORY WHO BUILT A CITY THAT EVENTUALLY BECAME R OME. T HEY WERE RAISED BY WOLVES BECAUSE A MOTHER WOLF RESCUED THEM FROM THE T IBER R IVER. 38

39. R OMULUS AND R EMUS 39

40. W HAT IS THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY THE R OMANS ? I T IS NOW CONSIDERED A ‘ DEAD LANGUAGE.’ MUCH OF OUR E NGLISH COMES FROM THIS TERM. 40

41. L ATIN 41

42. W HAT DOES IT MEAN TO REJECT OR PROHIBIT ACTIONS AND LAWS OF OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ? T HE PRESIDENT OF THE US HAS THE RIGHT TO DO THIS TO BILLS TRYING TO BECOME LAWS. 42

43. V ETO 43

44. W HAT IS THE SYSTEM THAT BALANCES THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER IN A GOVERNMENT ? T HIS KEEPS ONE PART OF A GOVERNMENT FROM BECOMING STRONGER OR MORE INFLUENTIAL THAN THE OTHERS. 44

45. C HECKS AND BALANCES 45