Rome Unit Review

What river was Rome built along?

• Euphrates
• Nile
• Indus
• Tiber

Which type of government is the same as a republic?

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Empire

What part of Roman society did "legions" play an important part of?

• Military 
• Religion 
• Farming
• Electing Leaders

Who were the two people at the top of the Roman government?

• Legionaires 
• Plebeians 
• Patricians 
• Consuls 

What is the best description for the word veto?

• Debate a decision
• Throw a consul out of office
• Elect a new consul
• B Reject a decision

What rule did the Twelve Tables create in Rome? 

• Men and women have the right to vote 
• All citizens should be treated equally
• The rules ended slavery
• Everyone could become a citizen

What civilization did Rome defeat in the Punic Wars? 

• Persia
• Egypt
• China
• Carthage

Which military leader famously marched elephants through the Alps? 

• Julius Caesar 
• Augustus Caesar
• Hannibal 
• Alexander the Great 

Why did the Roman leaders give "bread and circuses" near the end of the Roman republic?

• There was too much money in the treasury 
• They wanted to distract plebeians from their problems 
• They feared the patricians might revolt 
• Many people were starving

Which leader was a member of the first triumvirate? 

• Julius Caesar
• Augustus Caesar
• Antony 
• Cleopatra