Rome CSA Practice

How did the invention of the aqueduct impact Roman society?

• Defensive barriers protected cities.

• Water power increased business.

• Freshwater was brought to the cities.

• Sewage was dumped outside of the cities.

How did its central location in the

Mediterranean Region benefit Rome?

• It became a major world power through extensive

  trade.

• It gave them a mild climate year-round,

  boosting food supply.

• It enabled them to easily invade others.

• It provided all of the answer choices listed above.

Geographically, the empire of Rome (now Italy) was easy to unite because it was a

• peninsula with low mountains and plains.

• large desert with no mountains or valleys.

• peninsula with all plains and a few

  rivers.

• cluster of islands with few mountains.

Which event was most influential in causing the patricians to change the Roman government?

• Romans chose dictators to lead the city during times of war.

• Patricians and Plebeians had a violent civil war and the Plebeians won.

• Aeneas formed an alliance with the Latins.

• Plebeians formed a council and elected their own officials

In terms of importance to Roman politics, which of the following should be ranked first?

• Power was divided among many different officials.

• Consuls were elected to run the city and lead the army.

• Senators held office for life.

• One part of the government had two branches.

In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?

• They both were first written on bronze tablets.

• They both were written to protect people’s rights.

• They both were written to free slaves.

• They both were written to protect the rights of the wealthy.

Which of the following predictions best describes what might have happened if Roman laws were not written down?

• Citizens could have broken laws without knowing it.

• Patricians would have stopped making laws.

• The government would have continued to favor Patricians over the Plebeians

• Both A and C are correct answer choices.

What role has the system of checks and balances played in the Roman Republic and the United States government?

• It is a set of rights, written into a constitution.

• It controls the banking system

• It guarantees that everyone gets to vote.

• It prevents each branch from overpowering the others.

Which of the following characteristics did not apply to the Roman government?

• System of checks and balances

• Sense of civic duty

• Elected Leaders

• Equality of all people

In the early Roman Republic, the most powerful authority was the (use the diagram above)

• tribune.

• senator

• consul

• dictator