Chapter 8 - Ancient Rome

Early ancestors of the Romans were known as the _____.

• Latins

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Sicilians

Who fought with one another during the Punic Wars?

• Rome and Greece

• Greece and Egypt

• Rome and China

• Rome and Carthage

Near which river did early Romans settle?

• Tiber River

• Nile River

• Mississippi River

• Atlantic River

Why did the Roman assembly elect two consuls?

• The empire was so large that they needed two people to be in power.

• They needed one consul to lead the army and another to run the empire.

• They wanted to have two consuls so that if one of them died they would still have a leader.

• They didn't want one person to have too much power.

Why did the plebeians decide to leave Rome?

• They felt that they were better than the patricians and should start their own empire.

• They were rebelling against the patricians who treated them unfairly.

• They believed that they could find great wealth outside of Rome.

• None of these are correct.

Why did a group of senators kill Julius Caesar?

• They were upset that he made laws to help poor people.

• One of the men wanted to replace him as leader and the others agreed.

• They discovered that Caesar was planning to get rid of them all.

• They were afraid that Caesar would make himself king.

This group had very little voice in the government and demanded the Law of the Twelve Tables...

• Patricians
• Etruscans
• Plebeians
• Senators

The death of Caesar was known as...

• Eyes of March
• Ides of March
• the day the plebeians won
• Roman Republic

Which emperor below is known as a "bad" emperor?

• Caesar
• Marcus Aurelius
• Augustus
• Nero

The purpose of the Twelve Tables was so it...

• was posted for all to see
• gave rights to the plebeians
• allowed plebeians to be part of the government
• all of the choices