12.1/2 Quiz

Who could vote in the Roman republic?

• Aristocrats Only
• Free adult male citizens
• The king
• All adults over 18

A legion was a part of the Roman

• government
• sewer system
• mythlogy
• army

Why were the Etruscans important to early Rome?

• They taught the romans how to build roads
• They showed the Greeks how to write in Latin
• They influenced the Romans' writing system and architecture
• They founded the first city in the Roman republic

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Rome's geography

• Rivers
• Volcanoes
• Dry Fields
• Plains

According to Roman Legend, what two individuls founded Rome

• Romulus and Remus
• Rome and Remus
• The Tiber River
• Romulus and his Uncle

People first settled in Rome on hilltops overlooking what river?

• Arno River
• Tiber River
• Apennies River
• Adriatic Sea

An open area in a city filled with public buildings, temples, and markets is a

• Capital
• Foreign
• Acropolis
• Forum

A government in which citizens have the right to vote and elect officials

• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Democracy
• Monarchy

A short sword that Roman soldiers utilized

• Gladius
• Pike
• Toga
• Sardina

Ancient Rome was part of a region called

• Italy
• Etrusca
• Greece
• Latium