Rome: Republic to Empire

A ruler with complete control over the state is called a _____.

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

A ____________ is a wealthy landowner.

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

_____, was a Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War.

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

The Latin word for "I forbid" is _______.

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

A ________ may be an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm in the Roman Republic.

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the

• artisans

• patricians

• plebeians

• shopkeepers

In 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?

• burned government buildings

• moved to another country

• stopped paying taxes

• went on strike

The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was

• Cincinnatus

• Livy

• Remus

• Romulus

Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome's first code of law was called the

• Forum

• Rule of Law

• New Roman Law

• Twelve Tables

Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

• Carthage

• Greece

• Sicily

• the Phoenicians