Ancient Rome

The ________ of the Roman Republic were known as plebeians.

• upper class

• slaves

• politicians

• common people

True or False: Early on in the Roman Republic, patricians controlled every political decision, leaving plebeians with no political voice.

• True

• False

Which of the following was an effect of plebeians leaving Rome in 494 BCE?

• Patricians gained more political power and closed the city walls.

• Without a labor force, the city came to a halt.

• Plebeians moved to Northern Africa to settle.

• With less people in Rome, patricians began working as farmers.

How many branches made up the government of the Roman Republic?

• one

• two

• three

• four

According to legend, Rome was founded by ________.

• Julius Caesar

• two gods, Jupiter and Mars

• a slave named Spartacus

• twins named Romulus and Remus

Gladiators were ________.

• usually slaves forced to fight to the death to entertain Roman crowds

• bodybuilders who were treated like celebrities throughout Rome

• the winners of the first Punic War

• the Roman gods for whom the planets are named

The Twelve Tables were ________.

• laws that protected people's basic rights to be free

• the rules for what emperors could legally do

• famous pieces of furniture in the Colosseum

• laws of Christianity written by Constantine

Who was the first Roman emperor?

• Marc Antony

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus Caesar

• Nero

A structure that carries water over long distances

• colosseum
• dome
• aqueduct
• arch

An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic

• patrician
• plebian
• counsul
• mercenary