Unit 8: Ancient Rome

Who were Romulus and Remus?

• opposing generals in a war

• explorers on a famous river

• the mythical founders of Rome

• colonists from ancient Greece

Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?

• Latins

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Macedonians

What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?

• a plain by the sea

• a hill beside a river

• a mountainous island

• a lake surrounded by hills

What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?

• fields of bright flowers

• buildings with arches

• large public courtyards

• windmills to water crops

What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?

• Greek art showed leaders. Roman art showed gods.

• Greek art showed events. Roman art showed landscapes.

• Greek art showed ideal people. Roman art showed realistic people.

• Greek art showed daily life. Roman art showed celebrations.

Who first ruled early Rome?

• military consuls

• Roman senators

• Etruscan kings

• plebeian assemblies

Why were plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?

• They had no say in making the laws.

• They had lost the right to vote.

• They preferred living in an empire.

• They preferred being ruled by a king.

How did plebeians serve the republic during its early years?

• as priests

• as soldiers

• as foreign advisers

• as government officials

What was a result of the Conflict of the Orders?

• Plebeians lost the right to vote.

• Romans defeated the Greek navy.

• Patricians gave up some power.

• Etruscans won control over Rome.

Why did the plebeians want laws to be written?

• so their land would be protected by the government

• so the government could not pass new laws too quickly

• so their children could learn to read in Roman schools

• so the patricians could not change laws whenever they wished