Ancient Rome - The Republic and Rise of the Roman Empire

How did Rome’s republic type of government affect the American form of government we know and enjoy today?

•  It allows people to affect decisions

• It allows only rulers to make decisions

• It allows only Judges to make decisions

• It allows only the President to make decisions

Why did America’s founding fathers adopt Rome’s system of three branches of government and the separation of powers?

• Because they wanted only the King to hold all the power

• Because they did not want the people to have the chance to vote

• Because they believed that the separation of powers would help avoid struggles and conflicts between them

• Because they wanted to keep the King of England happy

Although all men were considered equal in the Roman Republic eventually, who still held most of the political power?

• The Plebeians

• Women

• The small farmers

• The Patricians

Rome’s first written code of laws that stood within the Forum (Marketplace) for all to read.

• Latifundia

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Twelve Tables

• The Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer

What was the overall impact of the Roman Republic?

• It contributed to the development of Confucianism

• It contributed to the development of democratic principles

• It contributed to the development of computer technology

• It contributed to the development of oligarchies

 First highlighted in Rome’s Twelve Tables, the _________________ meant that the same laws applied to everyone equally and it is one of Rome’s biggest contributions to the American legal system, making it one of the guiding principles of our American legal system.

• The Rule of Law

• The Rule of Manifest Destiny

• Latifundias

• Triumvirate

What was one of the major causes of the Punic Wars and who was fighting?

• Control of the trade routes along North Africa

• Control of the Silk Road

• Control over the Nile River

• Control over the Americas

The Democratic Principles of the Roman Republic were:

• Rule of Law; Civic Duty; Separation of Powers; and Representative Government

• Rule of Law; Civic Duty; Representative Government; Kings

• Philosopher-Kings; Plebeians; Patricians; and Freedmen

• Rule of Law; Dictatorship; Oligarchies; and Monarchies

Because of their extensive trade, their goods and ideas spread throughout the Mediterranean region and their famous alphabet influenced the alphabet of other civilizations. 

• The Egyptians

• The Greeks

• The Spaniards

• The Phoenicians (which included the Carthiginians from the Phoenecian Civilization's city of Carthage)

Known as excellent sea navigators and traders, allowing their ideas to spread throughout the Mediterranean region.

• Egyptians

• Mesopotamians

• Phoenicians

• French