Rise of Rome/Roman Government

What important political reform occurred in 287 B.C.?

• Council of the Plebs could pass laws
• Council of the Plebs was created
• Women earned the right to vote
• Plebeians could marry paticians

In 509 B.C., Rome

• gave all people the right to vote.
• developed written language.
• appointed a king.
• began a republic

Who was Cincinnatus?

• a dictator who served 16 days
• a dictator in power until his death
• a plebeian
• a member of the Senate

Italy is 

• an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
• a peninsula shaped like a boot.
• a large country in Central Europe.
• part of Scandinavia. 

What three groups influenced Rome?

• Latins, Germanic, Romans

• Roman, Germanics, kings

• Latins, Greeks, Etruscan

• Romulus and Remus

The Romans built the settlement of Rome on a series of _____________ along the ___________ river.

• mountains and Tiber

• Tiber and Nile

• Mountains and Nile

• Hills and Tiber

Who are considered the first Romans? (Only Choose one)

• Latins

• Etruscan

• Romans

• Greeks

Who was the last king of Rome?

• Asoka

• Tarquin

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

The Romans also created a ___________ that which average citizens had a voice.

• army

• Republic

• government

• kingdom

What are Romulus and Remus most famous for?

• Rescuing Helen of Troy

• Founding the city of Rome

• Being the kings of the Underworld

• Starting the Olympics