Practice
Match each definition with the correct term. Write the letter on the line provided.
I
______ 1. most powerful branch in Roman
government
J
______ 2. to reject or refuse to approve
E
______ 3. good, honest, and truthful
A
______ 4. elected members of Roman
government; dealt with military
affairs
F
______ 5. the aristocrats of Rome; the upper
class; born to a wealthy family
B
______ 6. the power or right to act, order, or
make decisions
G
______
7. Romans who were not patricians;
the common class of workers,
farmers, artisans, and merchants
D
______ 8. lawmaking body having to do
with the branch of government
that has the power to make or
pass laws
H
______ 9. system of government in which
officials are elected by the citizens
C
______ 10. Roman government officer whose
job it was to draw up, explain,
and carry out the laws
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A. Assembly of
Centuries
B. authority
C. consul
D. legislative
E. moral
F. patricians
G. plebeians
H. republic
I. Senate (Roman)
J. veto
Unit 6: Ancient Rome (750 B.C.-A.D. 452)
Practice
Answer the following using short answers.
A boot in the water
1. Describe the shape of Italy. ___________________________________
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Rome
2. What was the most powerful city-state in Italy? _________________
3. Name the parts of government in the Roman Republic. ___________
Senate; Assemblies, consuls
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4. What was the most powerful governmental branch of the Roman
Senate
Republic? __________________________________________________
5. What power did the Assembly of Centuries have? _______________
legislative power
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6. How did a consul get into office? ______________________________
elected after holding lesser offices
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patricians, plebeians, slaves
7. Name the three classes in Roman society. _______________________
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8. How did the plebeians gain power in the government? ___________
moved out of Rome and showed the patricians that they
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couldn't get along without their services.
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Unit 6: Ancient Rome (750 B.C.-A.D. 452)
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