TDQs: Rome (1)

Who was a citizen within the Roman Republic?

• all adult men

• all adults (men & women)

• free adult men (meaning no slaves)

• everyone (men, women, children, slaves, etc.)

What was a patrician?

• a wealthy landowner

• a poor landowner

• a poor farmer or merchant

• a wealthy farmer or merchant

What was a plebeian?

• a wealthy landowner

• a poor landowner

• a poor farmer or merchant

• a wealthy farmer or merchant

Why did the plebeians strike?

• they wanted a say in the government

• they wanted more land

• they wanted to be citizens

• they wanted more money

TRUE or FALSE: The patricians only reacted to the plebeians strike and call for a role in the government because they [the patricians] started to lose money.

• True

• False

Before the Twelve Tables, the Roman law code

• could be "interpreted" to favor the rich

• could not be enforced equally amongst Roman provinces

• was seen as being to strict with punishments being too harsh

• was seen as being to lenient with no one being "punished"

The __ branch was responsible for leading the government and the army.

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

The __ branch was responsible for making laws.

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

*Choose all answers the apply* A consul is different from a king because __.

• they share power with another consul

• they have absolute power

• they only have power for one year

• they have power indefinitely (or until they due or choose to give it up)

Why was Cincinnatus awesome?

• he was given absolute power and he actually gave up it up when he was supposed to

• he used WAR ELEPHANTS in battles

• he refused to give up his power and started a civil war that would continue for 100s of years

• he beat they guy who used WAR ELEPHANTS (despite not having any war elephants of his own)