Ancient Rome Review

Who could hold political office in early Rome?

• any citizen

• women

• only plebeians

• only patricians

What were the Twelve Tables?

• Rome's first written laws

• The tables in the Senate

• The seats in a courtroom

• The leaders of the government

What happened on March 15 in the year 44 B.C.?

• Caesar began a civil war

• Caesar's enemies killed him

• The Council of Plebs met

• All enslaved people were freed

Who was Cincinnatus?

• a dictator who served 16 days

• a dictator in power until his death

• a plebeian

• a member of the Senate

The First Punic War was

• a war between Rome and Greece

• fought in the Alps

• fought over the control of Sicily

• a war between Rome and China

How did Romans honor their gods and goddesses?

• praying and offering food

• human sacrifice

• large festivals every month

• offering money

As time passed, the Byzantine Empire became

• a Jewish state

• less Greek and more Roman

• less wealthy and prosperous

• less Roman and more Greek

From the A.D. 500s to the A.D. 1100s, the Byzantine Empire

• was a crossroads for trade

• was constantly at war with Rome

• struggled to survive

• was at war with Germanic tribes

What geographical advantage does the Italian landscape have over the Greek landscape?

• plenty of water

• better climate

• less rugged mountains

• more trees

Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of

• Rome

• Aeneas

• Sicily

• Latium