Roman Review

After having a brutal king, Romans decided to have a _____________ form of government.

• monarchy
• democracy
• republic
• dictatorship

What is a republic?

• a form of government in which a single ruler makes decisions

• a form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the people

• a form of government in which all the people make decisions

• a country with a national government and individual states

________are 2 officials elected by the senators who serve for 1-year terms. 

• Consuls
• Senate
• Tribunes
• Dictators

Composed of 300 men that advised consuls and dictated political appointments.

• Consuls
• Senate
• Tribunes
• Tribal Assembly

Which best describes the purpose of a system of “checks and balances”?

• All merchants will have an equal opportunity to trade.
• Laws will be written fairly for everyone.
• The military will be paid for their service.
• No one branch of the government will become stronger than another.

In times of crisis, what did the Roman Republic do differently?

• They elected new Senate members who took full control of the government.
• They allowed the army to run the country.
• They selected a dictator to rule with absolute power for a short time.
• They elected a king to permanently take control.

Roman society was divided into

• consuls and senators.

• peasants and shopkeepers.

• patricians and plebeians.

• priests and government officials.

This group was part of the lower or middle class. Common people.

• Patricians
• Plebeians
• Slaves
• Priests

Rome fought against ______________ in the Punic Wars.

• Gaul
• Sicily
• Carthage
• Spain

What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?

• Scipio
• Hamilcar
• Leonidias
• Hannibal