Roman Review

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

• Consuls

• Senate

• Tribunes

• Dictators

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.

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

How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?

• by combining a set of layers

• by combining a set of arches

• by building aqueducts

• by building a bridge

Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...

• senators to get to the Senate.

• Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.

• merchants to travel safely.

• slaves to travel into the countryside.

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

• barbarian invasions

• strong leadership

• inflation

• political corruption

Rome is located in which country?

• Greece

• Italy

• Egypt

• France