Unit 3: Rome - Quiz 1 Review

Early on, the Romans switched military tactics. They went from fighting in a phalanx to developing and fighting in maniples. Why did the Romans switch tactics?

• They lost a few battles using the phalanx, so they updated their strategy to have a better chance of winning.
• They did not have good soldiers, so they need to choose a different strategy to give them a better chance of winning.
• For a short period of time, Rome was unable to get iron for their weapons and they were forced to adjust their strategy.
• The Romans had copied the phalanx from the Greeks. They hated to copy things from others, so they came up with their own strategy.

What made the maniple a better fighting formation than the phalanx?

• The maniple allowed the Romans to maneuver more easily.
• The maniple grouped all of the Roman soldiers in one place so they were impossible to beat.
• Using the maniple, Roman soldiers were armed with crossbows so they could shoot their opponents.
• Using the maniple, all Roman soldiers were mounted on horses and could attack and retreat quickly.

Which of the following was NOT a privilege of being a Roman citizen?

• Roman citizens did not have to follow the laws of the 12 Tables.
• Roman citizens could vote in the Roman assemblies.
• Roman citizens could stand for public office.
• Roman citizens could not be put in jail without a trial.

How did the Romans use Roman citizenship as a "carrot" for the people they conquered?

• If conquered people proved their loyalty, they would gain the benefits of being a Roman citizen.
• If conquered people were not loyal, Romans would take away the benefits of being a Roman citizen.
• If conquered people were not loyal, the Romans would crush them and sell them into slavery.
• If conquered people proved their loyalty, Romans would allow them to keep their local customs.

Rome had four levels of citizenship. Which level had the fewest rights?

• Allies
• Latin
• Italian
• Roman

Rome had four levels of citizenship. Which level had the most rights?

• Roman
• Latin
• Italian
• Allies

During their early conquests, when Rome conquered a new place, who did they give land to, thus creating a stronger army?

• Poor Romans
• Wealthy Romans
• Non-Italian allies
• Italian allies

Owning their own land enabled poor Romans to ______, improving the strength of Rome's army.

• buy arms and armor
• better train for war
• raise horses that they could ride into battle
• make money to hire more soldiers

Which of the following is an example of Rome's clever military engineering?

• the Scorpion weapon
• gunpowder
• the Phalanx formation
• triremes

Which of the following is an example of Rome's clever military engineering?

• the turtle formation
• the whale formation
• the lion formation
• the scorpion formation