Module 10 Roman Republic

In terms of importance to Roman politics, which of the following would you rank first?

What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics?

Immediately after the fall of Rome, the eastern empire collapsed as well.

Why did the Roman government have a system of checks and balances?

Consisting of 3 parts

Legal system based on a code of laws

What was the goal of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus?

Caesar's military success helped him to become successful in politics.

What might have happened if the Roman nobles had not overthrown their last king?

Rome's common people

Caesar took the title princeps or "first citizen"

Rome's public meeting place

The first Roman emperor to become a Christian

Cicero wanted the Romans to give power to

What role did the forum not play in Roman lives?

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were both killed because...

When Rome became an Empire, it consisted of a small areas of present day Italy

Rome's roads were built primarily in order to allow

to forbid or prohibit

Under Rome's tripartite government, the most powerful elected officials were ...

Octavian became sole ruler after

Why did Marc Antony and Octavian become enemies

Which predictions best describe what might have happened if Roman laws were not written down?

Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into three parts.

Noble, powerful citizens of Rome

By the end of the 100s AD, the only threats to the Roman Empire came from outside the empire.

In the 70s BC, Rome was a dangerous place to live

How were the Romans influenced by the Greeks?

The two major mountain ranges in Italy are the Alps and the ...

Which event was most influential in causing the patricians to change the Roman government?

Which of the following happened first?

The emperor who split the Roman Empire into two parts

A person who is a public speaker

Which was the most important factor in Rome's military success during the 300s BC?

Philosopher and public speaker who wanted to return power to the Senate & limit generals' powers

According to legend, which of the following happened before Aeneas reached Italy.

The decay of people's values

Rome's most powerful magistrates

Rulers with almost absolute power

After Caesar's rule, Octavian

Which general led an attack on Rome in 218 BC?

What role does checks and balances play in the US government?

A peaceful period that lasted for the first 200 years of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons except...

One reason that the Roman trade network grew was that Romans...

What ended the Punic Wars?

Groups of 6000 Roman soldiers

Which event in 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman Republic's government?

In terms of importance to Rome's growth, which effect of Italy's climate would you rank first?

The center of life in Rome was the

The slave revolt led by Spartacus was successful

People who were conquered by the Romans were generally allowed to worship whatever gods they pleased.

Methods of balancing power in the Roman Government

money

Outlying areas that Rome controlled

Geographically, Italy is a(n) ...

Emperor whose named was changed to Augustus

In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the US Constitution?

Romans who were magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both

How did the use of centuries and legions affect the way the Roman army fought?

Why were dictators needed in Ancient Rome?

How did Caesar respond to the Senate and Pompey after the war in Gaul?

Why were the Law of the 12 Tables important to the citizens of Rome?

A council of wealthy and powerful Romans that advised city leaders

A government in which people elect their leaders