Rome: Republic to Empire

A ruler with complete control over the state is known as a...

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

a wealthy landowner

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

the Latin word for "I forbid"

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

• Scipio

• veto

an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm

• 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

• Remus

• Livy

• Romulus

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

• Forum

• New Roman Law

• Rule of Law

• Twelve Tables

Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

• Carthage

• Greece

• Sicily

• the Phoenicians