The Roman Republic Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• tiber river: near the location of cincinnatus's farm; where romelus and remus were found
• dictator: a ruler who has total control over the country
• plebeian: a common person in ancient rome
• villa: a country home where patricians lived
• republic: a kind of government where people elect representatives to rule for them
• oil: one of the items lucius's family sold in rome
• chariot: a carriage with two wheels that was pulled by horses or other animals
• senator: a member of the senate, the partrician lawmaking group in ancient rome
• lucius: the roman boy in the story whose father was a patrician
• consul: the most important official in the roman republic
• citizen: a person who belongs to a country and has protections under that country's laws
• patrician: a member of rome's highest social class; a wealthy landowner in ancient rome
• forum: the area in the center of rome where government buildings, temples, and other important monuments were built
• cincinnatus: chosen to be dictator; saved the roman army; and went back to his farm.
• senate: the patrician lawmaking group in ancient rome; the most powerful group in the roman republic
• simon: a greek servant who worked for lucius's family.
• assembly: a group of people that makes laws