Plebs vs Pats

A _______________ is a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

• an empire

• a monarchy

• a republic

• a colony

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The __________ were the ruling class of ancient Rome.

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• patricians

• Plebeians

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which one of the following statements is true?

• Plebeians were the ruling class.

• Patricians were wealthy landowners.

• Patricians and plebeians governed equally.

• Plebeians were the original founders of Rome.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The ______________ were the ordinary citizens in ancient Rome.

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• plebeians

• Patricians

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5

Plebeians demanded more rights by ____________.

• storming the Senate

• marching in the streets

• refusing to serve in the army

• starting a civil war

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the final step in the process that gave the plebeians equality in the Roman Republic.

• Plebians could vote.

• Plebians could rule.

• Plebeians could make laws for all Romans.

• Plebeians could become consuls

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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The _______________ are “Upper Class” nobles in Roman society.

• Patricians

• Plebians

• Romulus and Remus

• Latin

_____________________________ were legendary figures in Roman history, they built a city that eventually became Rome.

• Punic Wars

• Romulus and Remus

• Plebians

• Forum

Which if the following is a characteristic of a republican government?

• a single powerful tyrant with complete control

• citizens who vote for their leader

• the military controlling an entire country or region

• the complete removal of formal leadership

What gave the plebeians the political equality

they had been seeking?

• Spartacus led a successful slave rebellion against

  Roman soldiers.

• The Council of Plebs was permitted to make laws for all citizens.

• The aristocracy agreed that the patricians had an

  unfair amount of power.

• A dictator granted the plebeians more rights.