Ancient Rome

Who were the consuls?

• two patricians who headed the Roman Republic- had veto power / led the government

• consisted of 300 members from patrician families and suggested laws to the Consuls

• plebians who had veto power

What was the Roman senate?

• two patricians who headed the Roman Republic- had veto power / led the government

• consisted of 300 members from patrician families and suggested laws to the Consuls

• plebeians who had veto power

What two groups fought during the Punic Wars? Check the two that are correct

• Greeks

• Romans

• Carthaginians

• Phoenicians

What was the role of a Tribune?

• were who Plebeians went to when the senate passed an unfair law that over taxed the Plebeians

• were who the Patricians went to when the senate passed an unfair law that gave too much money to the Plebeians

• to control the land of the Patricians

The ______________ River flows through Rome.

• Nile

• Tiber

• Hudson

Rome was located on the peninsula we now call __________________.

• France

• Italy

In a ___________, citizens who have the right to vote select their leaders.

• dictatorship

• republic

Which individual started a civil war (guerra civil) in the Roman Republic?

• Hannibal

• Constantine

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

 TRUE OR FALSE: The noble or more powerful citizens of Rome were called plebeians.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Who are the 300 men inside the Roman Republic who advise the consuls?

• Assembly
• Senators
• Congressman
• Tribunes