Ancient Rome F2 Study Guide

Which part of the Roman government was a form of direct democracy?

• the consuls

• the senate

• the assemblies

• the tribunes

Three wars that were fought between Persia and Greece between 492 and 480 BCE

• Persian

• Punic

• Socrates

• Spartan

Three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 263 and 146 BCE

• Persian

• Punic

• Socrates

• Spartan

Who helped effectively end the Roman Republic by being named dictator for life in 44 BCE?

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Sparta

From Macedonia, who conquered most of the known world?

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Sparta

Who was the Greek philosopher that taught by questioning; tried for corrupting Athens's youth?

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Pluto

How is the Roman Senate and the U.S. Senate the same?

• Both had lawmakers make speeches to each other

• Both had 5 people that served 4 years

• Both had appointed citizens

• Our senate is not even similar to Ancient Rome

How is the Roman Senate different to the U.S. Senate?

• U.S. Senate is more diverse

• Roman Senators served a lifetime

• U.S. Senators serve for 6 years

• All are true facts contrasting the differences

What problems might be caused by spreading power out among many officials?

• It never caused any problems among the early government

• Roman government officials always worked closely together because they wanted to make the emperor happy

• It might make it hard to achieve change because someone will always disagree with it

• This is what caused all the wars; no one could compromise so there was always fighting

What was the Roman constitution different from modern constitutions such as that of the U.S.?

• It was not a formal written document

• It was called the 12 stones

• The scribes wrote it down for the emperor

• It was one a paper like our constitution