Ancient Civilizations

What form of government did the Romans establish?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

Who could become a citizen in the Roman Republic?

• Only patricians

• Only plebeians

• Both patricians and plebeians

• Only slaves

What distinguished a Roman citizen from a noncitizen?

• Wearing a purple toga

• Wearing a white toga

• Being able to vote

• Being able to hold public office

Who were the aristocrats in Roman society?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Slaves

• Emperors

What was the role of the Senate in the Roman Republic?

• Advisory group for the kings

• Chief executives

• Passing laws

• Ruling the Republic

Who could become a senator in the Roman Republic?

• Only patricians

• Only plebeians

• Both patricians and plebeians

• Only emperors

What were the Twelve Tables?

• Roman laws put in writing

• A group of senators

• A form of government

• A military strategy

What did the Romans do with the lands they conquered?

• Ruled them as conquered subjects

• Invited the people to become citizens

• Destroyed them

• Ignored them

What were the Punic Wars fought over?

• Control of trade in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

• Control of trade in the western Mediterranean Sea

• Control of trade in the Indian Ocean

• Control of trade in the Atlantic Ocean

Who was the Carthaginian general who invaded Italy during the Punic Wars?

• Julius Caesar

• Hannibal

• Scipio

• Cincinnatus