Key Concepts of Rome

Why was Rome's location good for building an empire?

• It was close to the Indus River
• Its mountains stopped trade
• It was far away from the Italian Peninsula
• It was centrally located 

Which social class was the richest and most powerful?

• plebeians
• freedmen
• slaves
• patricians

The majority of  Romans were called:

• patricians
• plebeians
• slaves
• griots

Which location most closely influenced Roman mythology?

• Persia
• Carthage 
• Greece
• India 

After Rome overthrew its monarchy, it became a/an

• republic
• direct democracy
• empire 
• aristocracy

What kind of democracy did the Roman republic have?

• direct 
• representative
• imperial
• bureaucracy 

(In the Roman republic) Two powerful people that served for 1 year, and enforced laws

• Senate
• Assembly
• Tribune
• Consuls

A group of 300 patricians that advised the consuls

• Senate
• Assebly
• Forum
• Theocracy

The legislative body of the Roman government that was made up of mostly plebeians

• Senate
• Consuls
• Assembly
• Freedmen

ROME  fought against Carthage and won control of Mediterranean Sea trade in which war?

• Persian
• Peloponnesian
• Peninsula
• Punic