Chapter 10 The Roman Republic

What is the capital of Italy?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Rome

• Carthage

Italy and Greece are both __________ in the Mediterranean Sea.

• Islands

• Peninsulas

• Continents

• Volcanoes

Which two cities battled during the Punic (Phoenician) Wars?

• Athens

• Rome

• Carthage

• Spartacus

• Byzantium

Which three continents contained parts of the Roman Empire?

• Africa

• America

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

The Roman language.

• republic

• dictators

• checks and balances

• legions

• Latin

6,000 soldiers are called ___________.

• republic

• dictators

• checks and balances

• legions

• Latin

A system used to make sure people in the government don't have too much power.

• republic

• dictators

• checks and balances

• legions

• Latin

Leaders with absolute power who ruled for only a short time in Rome.

• republic

• dictators

• checks and balances

• legions

• Latin

A government in which people elect leaders.

• republic

• dictators

• checks and balances

• legions

• Latin

Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla did what?

• Led followers to the Italian peninsula which became Rome.

• The people who, according to legend, are responsible for the naming of Rome.

• Two consuls who created the Roman civil war.