Early Rome Day 2

Multiple Choice

Selected Major Greek Thinkers

• Archimedes

• Euclid

• Thales

These individuals all made major contributions to knowledge in which area?

• foundations of mathematics

• principles of social structure

• democratic institutions

• theories of psychology

Multiple Choice

Who is known for recording the events of the conflict between the Greeks and Persians?

• Aristotle

• Herodotus

• Plato

• Solon

Multiple Choice

In ancient Athens, a lawmaking assembly met in a central place. Any male adult citizen could attend the meetings.

The process described gave power to citizens by making sure that laws

• were applied to powerful leaders.

• represented the will of citizens.

• benefited the wealthy.

• changed each year.

Multiple Choice

How did its location near the sea most contribute to the growth of ancient Greece?

• by supplying water for irrigating crops

• by providing easy access to trade routes

• by creating a natural barrier from enemies

• by creating a natural barrier from enemies

Multiple Choice

What are the main responsibilities of the Senate in the government?

• Law-making

• Judicial review

• Executive orders

• Foreign policy

Multiple Choice

In times of crisis, the Romans would appoint a __________ who had absolute power. 

• monarch
• dictator 
• president
• tyrant

Multiple Choice

What was the role of the Roman Senate in ancient Rome?

• Legislative body

• Judicial authority

• Military command

• Religious leadership

Multiple Select

What are three of the roles of the US Senate in the legislative process?

• To propose new laws

• To approve treaties

• To confirm presidentialappointments

• To intepret the laws

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the Twelve Tables in Roman law?

• They were the first written laws of Rome

• They were a set of religious guidelines

• They were a collection of poetry

• They were laws for trade only

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the 12 Tables in Roman law?

• It was a set of unwritten laws

• It established legal protection

• It was a collection of religious texts

• It was a military code

Multiple Choice

What was the role of tribunes?

• To represent the patricians

• To protect plebeian interests

• To enforce laws

• To collect taxes

Multiple Choice

What significant changes did Plebeians experience in their access to political power?

• They gained access to high offices & senate

• They had to use war to gain power

• They were excluded from the senate

• They could only serve in lower offices

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Early Roman Republic in shaping modern governance?

• It established a monarchy

• It introduced democratic principles

• It was a period of military dictatorship

• It had no impact on modern governance

Match

Match the following.

• Dictator

• Plebians

• Patricians

• Consul

Single leader with complete control

Common People

Powerful and wealthy nobles

One of two magistrates with most power

• Single leader with complete control

• Common People

• Powerful and wealthy nobles

• One of two magistrates with most power

Multiple Choice

What element of the Roman government was created to block the limiting powers of checks and balances during times of crisis?

• The Roman government allowed the citizens to vote directly upon every issue.

• The Roman government created a law that let one person become a temporary dictator.

• The Roman government suspended consuls and tribunes every two years.

• The Roman government was led by a monarch who made final decisions.

Multiple Choice

These two members of the Roman government commanded the army and directed the city's government. 

• Tribunes

• Senators
• Kings
• Consuls

Multiple Choice

Members of this elite government body were appointed for life. They had great influence over foreign and domestic policy. 

• the Senate
• the Republic
• Consuls
• the Assembly

Page 122

1. Read the Excerpts from Hammurabi's Code and the 12 Tables

2. Sort the phrases into Hammurabi's Code, the 12 Tables or both

3. Write the phrases where they belong on the page in your notebook.

Hammurabi’s Code

Introduction: The Babylonian King Hammurabi is best known for his code of laws, which were written between 1792 to 1750 BCE. Hammurabi used the code of laws to unify his empire in Mesopotamia and to preserve order. He based the laws not just on his own authority, but on the word of the gods. He claimed that the gods had told him to create the laws that applied to everyone in the empire. Because they were based on the gods’ will, the laws could not be changed. The following laws have been excerpted and reworded from the original.

Hammurabi’s Code

22. If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.

23. If the robber is not caught, then shall he who was robbed claim under oath the amount of his loss; then shall the community, and . . . on whose ground and territory and in whose domain it was compensate him for the goods stolen.

117. If a man be in debt and is unable to pay his creditors, he shall sell his wife, son, or daughter, or bind them over to service. For three years they shall work in the houses of their purchaser or master; in the fourth year they shall be given their freedom.

143. If a wife has been… neglecting her house and belittling her husband, they shall throw that woman into the water.

Hammurabi’s Code

195. If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand.
196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. [An eye for an eye ]

198. If he destroyed the eye of a peasant, or broken a bone of a peasant, he shall pay one mina of silver.

199. If he destroyed the eye of a man’s slave, or broken a bone of a man’s slave, he shall pay half his value.

229. If a builder builds a house for a man and does not make its construction sound, and the house which he has built collapses and causes the death of the owner of the house, the builder shall be put to death.

Rome’s Twelve Tables

Introduction: The Twelve Tables stood at the foundation of Roman law. The Tables consolidated earlier traditions into an enduring set of laws and were written about 450 BCE after the expulsion of the last king of Rome and a long social struggle between patricians and plebeians. Displayed in the Forum, The Twelve Tables stated the rights and duties of the Roman citizen. The following laws have been excerpted and reworded from the original Twelve Tables of Ancient Rome.

Rome’s Twelve Tables

• If you are called to go to court, you must go. If you don’t show up, you can be taken to court by force.

• If you need a witness to testify and he will not show up, you can go once every three days and shout in front of his house.

• Females shall remain in guardianship even when they have attained their majority.

• Should a tree on a neighbor's farm bend, crooked by the wind and lean over your farm, you may take legal action for removal of that tree.

• If it’s your tree, it’s your fruit, even if it falls on another man’s land.

Rome’s Twelve Tables

• If anyone sings or composes an incantation [a magic spell] that can cause dishonor or disgrace to another ... he shall suffer a capital penalty.

• A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be hurled down from the Tarpeian Rock.

• No person shall hold meetings by night in the city.

• A dead man shall not be buried or burned within the city.

• Marriages should not take place between plebeians and patricians.*

*As time went on, this law was changed. When the tables were first written, this was the law.

Multiple Choice

Created in Rome

• Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Created in Babylon

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Different laws for each social class

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Rules apply the same to each social class

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Did not believe that all people were equal, especially women

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Written on bronze tablets

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Written on stone pillars

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Used injury and death as punishments

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Used to unite areas of Mesopotamia under the same king

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Outlawed marriage between social classes

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Used to rule over the Plebeians and the Patricians

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Details what can be done if someone does not show up to court

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

Details what must be done in the event of a robbery

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

About 100 total laws

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code

Multiple Choice

about 300 total laws

• Rome’s Twelve Tables

• Both

• Hammurabi’s Code