Rome Review

Because Italy is surrounded by _______, the Romans could travel easily by sea to other parts of the world.

• deserts

• mountains

• rivers

• sea

_______looks like a high-heeled boot sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Egypt

• Italy

• Mesopotamia

• Greece

The Romans believed their history could be traced back to a great Trojan hero named

• Caesar

• Romulus

• Hercules

• Aeneas

According to Roman legends, Rome's founders were twin brothers named ______ and Remus

• Cincinnatus

• Aeneas

• Romulus

• Zeus

The government the Romans created in 509 BC was a _________.

• dictatorship

• republic

• democracy

• monarchy

During particularly difficult wars, the Romans chose rulers with absolute power called _____________.

• magistrates

• presidents

• kings

• dictators

________ were the common people in Roman society.

• nobles

• patricians

• plebeians

• kings

The noble or more powerful citizens of Rome were called _________.

• patricians

• plebeians

• scribes

• farmers

A government with three parts

• triangles

• tricycle

• tribunes

• tripartite

The most powerful elected officials in Rome

• citizens

• consuls

• presidents

• kings