1. Republic

2. 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.

3. 12 Tables

4. Rome’s first written law code, carved onto twelve tablets and hung in the forum.

5. Patricians

6. A member of the wealthy, upper class in ancient Rome.

7. Plebeians

8. Common farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up most of the population in ancient Rome.

9. Pax Romana

10. A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire.

11. Dictator

12. A leader who had absolute power to make laws and command the army.

13. Triumvirate

14. A group of three leaders.

15. Senate

16. In ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up only of aristocrats.

17. Empire

18. A territory in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler.

19. Ethnocentrism

20. Belief that your group’s way of life is superior to another group’s.