Early Roman Republic

A form of government in which the leader is not a king and some citizens have the right to vote is known as a

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

• republic

• monarchy

The select group of 300 patricians that advised officials and enforced law was known as the

• House of Representatives

• Council of Plebs

• Congress

• Senate

The series of battles between Rome and Carthage was the

• Struggle of the Orders

• Persian Wars

• First Triumvirate

• Punic Wars

What was one major impact of the Punic Wars?

• Roman expansion was halted.

• Carthage became the dominant trading power in the Mediterranean.

• Rome and Carthage allied to dominate the Mediterranean.

• Rome acquired many new territories greatly expanding its borders.

The common people (NOT nobles) in Roman society were called -

• patricians
• plebeians
• senators
• consuls

At the top of the social class in Rome were the __________

• Patricians
• Slaves
• Plebeians
• Monarchs

Rome's religion was originally ___________.

• Hinduism
• Monotheism
• Polytheism
• Buddhist 

Rome is located on the ______________
peninsula.

• Iberian
• Floridian
• Italian
• African

What was one major benefit of living near the Mediterranean Sea

• winters were always very cold
• it was easy to get invaded
• it helped facilitate trade
• the sea was too rough for foreigners to navigate

How did Greek mythology become part of Roman culture?

• The Romans told myths about Greek gods
• The Romans identified their gods with Greek gods.
• The Romans wrote completely new myths.
• The Romans learned Greek myths from the Phoenicians.