Rome formed a Republic... (Check all that apply)

• Around 509 B.C.

• In order to build a military state to conquer the world

• Because they did not like all power concentrated in the hands of one person

• Because they wanted a system where power was shared

• Because they suffered scars from foreign kings who had ruled over them

How did Rome try to balance power?

• By instating a Triumvirate, so they could handle such a vast area of people

• By instating a form of popular democracy (like Athens had)

• By instating their own king, instead of being ruled by foreign kings

• By instating a system of checks and balances with different elected and appointed officials

What were the roles of the consul? (Check all that apply)

• They would lead and convene the Senate.

• They would be in charge of the Roman army.

• They would serve on the ekklesia.

• They would lead and convene the Public Assembly.

The number of consuls and length of their term were

• One Consul serves at a time for a term of two years.

• Three Consuls serve at a time for a term of one year.

• Two Consuls serve at a time for a term of one year.

• Four Consuls serve at a time for a term of two years

 

The Senate was:

• This was the ruling body made up of a mix of Patricians and Plebeians.

• This was the ruling body made up on Patricians.

• This was the ruling body made up of randomly chosen citizens.

• This was the ruling body made up of military tribunes.

The Patricians were:

• Members of the early church in Rome

• The hereditary upper-class of Rome

• The commoners of Rome

• The partial-citizens of Rome

Check all that apply for the Tribunes.

• They reported to the Consuls

• They had veto power

• They were put in power when things in Rome (temporarily) became unstable

• These were elected officials

The Punic Wars were campaigns that ____ and _____ waged against each other.

• Rome and Carthage

• Athens and Sparta

• Rome and Sicily

• Rome and the Sabines

In the First Punic War, Rome gained control of the island of _______.

• Italy

• Zama

• Matla

• Sicily

This was the notable Carthaginian general (during the Second Punic War) that led the Carthaginians through the Alps in order to reach Italy.

• Hannibal Mannibal

• Hannibal Montana

• Hannibal Barca

• Hannibal Lecter