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Rome: Republic to Empire - Chapter 11
Rome: Republic to Empire - Chapter 11
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A hinged bridge was used during which Punic War?
1st Punic War
2nd Punic War
3rd Punic War
2
Predict what might have happened if Roman laws were not written down
Citizens would have broken laws without knowing it
Plebeians would have lost their rights
Romans would not have stopped going to the Forum
Patricians would have stopped making laws
3
Who was Rome named after?
Zeus
Reilly
Remus
Romulus
4
Who did Rome fight during the Punic Wars?
Sicily
Spain
Carthage
Corsica
5
A triumvirate government consists of how many parts?
3
6
1
9
6
T/F: Many of Italy's ancient cities were built on top of hills
True
False
7
Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
for inventing salad
a new dictator came to power
for selfishly adding two months to our calendar
the roman elites did not approve of his system of ruling
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A system that gave the conquered people by Rome full citizenship
civic duty
Roman Confederation
dual citizenship
legion
9
Idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country
plebeian
duty
veto
civic duty
10
Who was the cruel emperor who murdered many people and appointed his horse as consul?
Julius Caesar
Caligula
Brutus
Claudius
11
How were the Twelve Tables of Law and the U.S. Constitution similar?
They were both written more than 1,000 years ago
They were both written on bronze tablets
They were both written to protect the rights of the wealthy
They were both written to protect people's rights
12
Unlike magistrates, these people held office for life
Senators
Consuls
Plebeians
wealthy male citizens
13
A ruler with unlimited power is called a
Senator
Dictator
Prime Minister
Representative
14
True/False: During the "Pax Romana," Rome experienced a serious decline in power.
False
True
15
Rome's lower classes saw Julius Caesar as a
bad leader
landowner
hero
priest
16
Carthage was burned down by Rome during which Punic War?
1st
2nd
3rd
17
The two major mountain ranges that run through the Italian peninsula
the Vesuvius & the Appalachians
the Alps & the Apennines
the Aeneas & the Adriatic
the Himalayas & the Apache
18
During the Punic Wars, Hannibal used what to fight the Romans?
cannons
archers
war elephants
arrows
19
The reign of Augustus began a long era of
discontent
peace and prosperity
civil war
conflict
20
This process is used to balance the power of government
Plebeians
Forums
Checks and balances
Consuls
21
What day is the Ides of March?
March 31
March 14
March 15
March 1
22
Under the emperor Trajan, the Roman European boundaries were set at
Ireland in the northeast and Mesopotamia in the west.q
Ireland in the east and Mesopotamia in the northwest.
Britain in the northwest and Mesopotamia in the east.
Britain in the east and Mesopotamia in the northeast.
23
A large farming estate
latfundia
landfall
forum
triumvirate
24
This person was a
farmer
who became a Roman dictator in 458 BC
Cincinnatus
Sulla
Marius
Romulus
25
Rome is located on what river?
Arno
Po
Adriatic
Tiber
26
A polticial alliance of three people with all equal power is called a
triumvirate
True
False
27
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius & Marcus Aurelius were known as what?
The dictators
The Julio-Claudian Emperors
The Roman Gods
The Five Good Emperors
28
Name the type of government in which people elect their representatives
Direct democracy
Monarchy
Republic
Oligarchy
