UNIT10 ROME

What time period did the Italic peninsula see its early civilizations, such as the Etruscans, Latins, Sabines, and Greeks?

• 8th century BC
• 5th century BC
• 10th century AD
• 15th century AD

What is one of the Seven Hills near the Tiber River where Rome was founded?

• Palatine
• Capitoline
• Vatican
• Aventine

Who were the brothers, according to myth, that founded Rome?

• Romulus and Remus
• Aeneas and Hector
• Julius and Augustus
• Cain and Abel

Who killed his brother and became the first king of Rome?

• Romulus
• Remus
• Aeneas
• Julius Caesar

What is the name of the epic poem written by Virgil that connects Rome's origins to Greek gods and heroes?

• Aeneid
• Iliad
• Odyssey
• Metamorphoses

What did the Senate control in the Roman Republic?

• The city's finances
• The army
• The religious affairs
• All of the above

Which social class controlled the government in the Roman Republic?

• Plebeians
• Patricians
• Slaves
• Women

Who had no political rights, paid taxes, and had to join the army in the Roman Republic previous to the Civil War?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Slaves

• Women

What were the three major social classes in the Roman Empire?

• Patricians, Plebeians, Slaves
• Patricians, Plebeians, Women
• Plebeians, Slaves, Women
• Slaves, Women, Foreigners

What was the powerful check on the power of the Senate and the patricians in the Roman Republic?

• The Senate
• The Tribune of the plebs
• The Roman Emperor
• The Plebeians