Roman Empire Part 1

Early group of people that ruled over Rome.

• Latins
• Greeks
• Etruscan's
• Romans

In the early Roman republic, members of the landholding upper class were called

• plebians
• patricians
• priests
• gladiators

An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic

• patrician
• plebian
• counsul
• mercenary

Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?

• Romulus & Remus
• Zeus & Hera
• Ronulus & Roman
• Bill & Ted

What is a republic?

• Where a king rules the land

• Where people have direct decision-making privileges

• a government without a king

• Where people pay tribute to a ruler

The Senate was made up of patricians of Rome

• True
• False

(10) The Twelve Tables was Rome's first...

• code of laws.
• elected officials.
• Senate chambers.
• picnic party.

(14) Which class in Roman society held the greatest influence in government?

• Magistrates
• the Senate
• Assemblies
• soldiers

What was the Forum?

• The town hall where the emperor ruled

• The emperor's palace

• The central public square used for government meetings.

• An apartment complex for poor citizens

After their last king, Rome became a _____, where people elect others to govern them. Those elected could only serve for ____.

• republic; 2 years
• democracy; 1 year
• democracy; 2 years
• republic; 1 year