Ch. 11 - The Roman Republic

Civic duty is

• going to work

• to attend assembly meetings and vote in the election

• to be a judge in the courts

The Law of the Twelve Tables is

• where 12 leaders decided the criminals fate

• a large dining hall

• protected citizens from being punished by laws they did not know existed

An increased need for food and the making of metal coins contributed to an increase in......

• trade

• starvation

• flooding

Located in the center of Rome, the________was a public meeting place where people shopped and talked, and government meetings took place.

• church

• fountain

• Roman Forum

What were a series of wars which resulted in Rome gaining control of North Africa?

• Wars of the Jews

• Punic Wars

• The Persian War

When Romans established a republic in which people elect leaders to govern, that is called what?

• government

• A Roman Republic

• dictatorship

Ancient Romans believed that their history could be traced back to _______?

• Aeneas

• Romulus

• Ancient times

Early in its history, Rome was ruled by ________?

• women

• dictators

• Kings or monarchs

The plebeians were __________________________________.

• rich

• religious figures

• common people/working class/poor

Romans replaced the monarchy with a ____________.

• republic

• soldier

• group of citizens