Ancient Rome 1

Rome was located near what body of water?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

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A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

• patrician
• plebian
• counsul
• dictator

In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the 

• Chinese
• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Mesopotamians

What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?

• Consuls
• Praetors
• Tribunes
• Senators

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Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the

•  Forum
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

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Italy looks like a _________ and is a ___________.

• boot, boot

• flower, peninsula

• boot, peninsula

• hand, island

This group of people were merchants, farmers, artisans, and could not hold public office.

• patricians

• plebeians

• slaves

• servants

How were male patricians and plebeians alike

• Both had the same social status.

• Both were wealthy.

• Both had citizenship.

• Both could hold public office.

A war between two groups within a country is called a

• battle

• argument

• civil war

• scrimmage

Rome created a ________, which allowed voters to elect leaders into office to make laws.

• republic

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy