Roman Empire Chapter 11 TEST

Traditional legend says that these two brothers founded the city of Rome?

• Ulysses and Achilles

• Romulus and Remus

• Caesar and Octavian

• Iliad and the Odyssey

The city of Rome was founded alone the banks of the _____ River.

• Tiber

• Nile

• Rubicon

• Rhine

The last Etruscan king was ' _____ the Proud'.

• Remus

• Caesar

• Octavian

• Tarquin

Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its _____.

• Central location and climate

• Isolation

• Plentiful rainfall and thick forests

• Rugged Mountains

The Etruscans were skilled in _____.

• Building aqueducts

• gymnastics

• making pottery

• metalworking

The Romans overthrew the Etruscan kings, and set up this type of government.

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A group of 6,000 Roman soldiers was known as a?

• A Company

• A Division

• A Legion

• A Phalanx

A system that gave conquered peoples, such as the Latins, full Roman citizenship.

• Apennines

• Roman Confederations

• Slavery

• Etruscans

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

• Artisans

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Legions

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

• burned government buildings

• moved to anothr country

• stopped paying taxes

• went on strike