The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic

Main social classes of Rome

-Patricians-Wealthy Landowners

-Plebians- Artisans, Shopkeepers and Farmers

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Plebians and Patricians

Multiple Choice

Plebians were of higher status than Patricians

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plebians and Patricians were often political rivals

• True

• False

Top government officials in Rome. Co-rulers​ elected every year.

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​Consuls

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Multiple Choice

How often were consuls elected?

• Every year

• Every 2 years

• Every 4 years

• Every 6 years

Officials whose main job is to interpret laws and act as judges in court​

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Praetors

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Rival of Rome on the North coast of Africa​

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Carthage

​Series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264-146 B.C.E.; Won by Rome; led to the downfall of the Roman Republic.

Punic Wars

Multiple Choice

Rome fought Carthage in the ________ Wars

• Revolutionary

• Peloponnesian

• Punic

• African

​​​Roman general who became Rome's dictator in 45 B.C.

Julius Caesar

Multiple Choice

What was Julius Caesar's background?

• Politician

• Military Leader

• Peasant

• Artist

​A political alliance of three people

1st Triumvirate: Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus (Caesar comes out on top)

2nd Triumvirate: Mark Antony, Lepidus, Octavian (Octavian comes out on top)

Triumvirate

Multiple Choice

A triumvirate consists of how many people?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Julius Ceasar's grand nephew who was a part of the second triumvirate.

He took the name "Augustus Caesar" and become Rome's first emperor

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Octavian

Multiple Choice

How is Octavian related to Julius Caesar?

• Grandson

• Son

• Nephew

• Grand Nephew