The Roman Republic

What were the Punic wars?

• Wars with the people on the Italian peninsula.

• Wars with the Puns.

• Wars with Carthage, in northern Africa.

• Wars with Egypt, in northern Africa.

How did the Romans demonstrate civic participation?

• by reading the Twelve Tables and visiting the marketplace

• by voting and getting involved in government and the community

• by separating powers and having checks and balances

• by having three classes with different roles and responsibilities

Why was the Roman Republic considered a representative democracy?

• Citizens voted directly on issues that affected them.

• There were three branches of government.

• Citizens elected a smaller group of citizens to make laws for everyone.

• There were checks and balances.

Why were these Twelve Tables placed in the Roman marketplace?

• They were a written code of laws placed in a central location for everyone to see.

• They applied only to plebeians and the plebeians worked in the marketplace.

• They provided a list of slaves available for work in a central location for everyone to see.

• They contained the current prices of goods being sold in the marketplace.

What class of Roman society included laborers, artisans, and soldiers?

• plebeians

• slaves

• patricians

• democrats

What class of Roman society were wealthy landowners?

• plebeians

• slaves

• patricians

• democrats

What were the advantages of Rome's location?

• Located on a River

• Located in the center of Italy

• Located at the midpoint of the Mediterranean Sea

• All of the above

What are tribunes?

• An assembly of plebeians that protected the rights of other plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials.

• An assembly of patricians that protected the rights of other patricians from unfair acts of plebeians officials.

• A tribute to the Gods of Rome.

• None of the above

What were the three main parts of the Roman government?

• The consuls.

• The senate.

• The assemblies.

• All of the above

What is a republic?

• A form of government in which the power rests with the citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.

• A from of government in which people rule directly without representatives.

• A form of government where a dynastic family rules all aspects of the government.

• None of the above