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Rome: Republic to Empire

Authored by Rebecca Lewis

Social Studies

6th Grade

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Rome:  Republic to Empire
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

After defeating the Tarquins, Rome created a __________. This form of government gave power to the citizens by allowing citizens to elect leaders to represent them and make decisions on their behalf.

monarchy

oligarchy

democracy

republic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Romans established _______ to make sure no one person or branch or government had too much power.

the rule of law

checks and balances

Pax Romana

bread and circuses

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

  1. The Senate, Rome's most important legislative body, was an example of ____________.

A court

A war council

an assembly or legislative body

a debate team

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

  1. To offset checks and balances, a _____________ could be elected to rule Rome with absolute power for a short period of time in an emergency.

dictator

chief

consul

senator

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

  1. Consuls had the power to ___________, which means, "I forbid" in Latin and allowed one consul to reject the decision of the other consul.

veto

persecute

punish

suspend

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Twelve Tables were Rome's first written law code and established the principle that ___________.

all citizens, including women, should be able to vote.

all free citizens had the right to be treated equally under the law.

all free citizens should be read their rights prior to being charged with a crime.

all free people should be given a plot of land and two oxen.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When small farm owners returned from war, they were often in debt. This led them to sell their land to the latifundia. They were unable to find work in the cities or on the latifundia because ________ were being used to do the work.

servants

senators

slaves

housewives

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