Ancient Rome CH 11 L1 A

Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its

• central location and climate

• isolation

• plentiful rainfall and thick forests

• rugged mountains

Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of

• Aeneas

• Latium

• Rome

• Sicily

The Etruscans were skilled in

• building aqueducts

• gymnastics

• making pottery

• metalworking

The Romans overthrew which group and set up the republican form of government where people were treated fairly?

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• Latins

• Tarquins

The ruling class and top officials of the Roman REpublic were the

• patricians

• artisans

• plebeians

• shopkeepers

In 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?

• burned government buildings

• moved to another country

• stopped paying taxes

• went on strike

The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was

• Romulus

• Cincinnatus

• Livy

• Remus

Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome's first code of law was called the

• Forum

• New Roman Law

• Rule of Law

• Twelve Tables

Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

• Carthage

• Greece

• Sicily

• the Phoenicians

In addition to having a strong army, the Romans also

• ruled with extreme harshness

• ruled ineffectively

• ruled wisely and effectively

• ruled with no concern to those they conquered