Semester Review

After the Romans drove the last Etruscan monarch from power, they established a republic, a government in which Name:

• a. Power rests with the nobility and the wealthy.

• b. Power rests with a small minority who are supported by the military.

• c. Power rests with citizens who participate directly in law-making.

• d. Power rests with citizens who have the right to select their leaders.

The emperor's purpose for dividing the Roman Empire was a. To decrease the authority of the Senate. b. To protect the west from Greek influences. c. To make control of the Empire more efficient. d. To separate groups whose conflicts threatened unity.

• To decrease the authority of the Senate.

• To protect the west from Greek influences.

• To make control of the Empire more efficient.

• To separate groups whose conflicts threatened unity.

Who made up the ruling class of the Roman Republic?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Tribunes

• Assemblies

The Roman Republic's set of laws were called:

• a. The Ten Commandments

• b. The Forum

• c. The Twelve Tables

• d. The New Testament

According to Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were left on which river?

• a. The Tiber River

• b. The Euphrates River

• c. The Rubicon River

• d. The Nile River

Who was given power during times of crisis in the Roman Republic?

• Dictator

• Consul

• Tribune

• Emperor

Why did Carthage and Rome go to war in the First Punic War?

• a. Carthage attacked Numidia, a trading partner of Rome.

• b. The general Hannibal called for revenge against Rome.

• c. Rome wanted to conquer Carthage.

• d. Rome and Carthage wanted domination over the trade routes of the Mediterranean and Sicily.

What was the consequence of the Third Punic War?

• a. Carthage was able to stop Rome's expansion, making them two bitter rivals for centuries.

• b. Rome destroyed the city of Carthage and took many inhabitants as slaves.

• c. Carthage and Rome signed a peace treaty to allow them both to coexist.

• d. Carthage had to give Rome its Spanish territories as well as exile Hannibal.

By 100 B.C., what percentage of Rome's population was enslaved?

• a. 10%

• b. 33%

• c. 40%

• d. 50%

How did loyalty between soldiers and Rome falter during the fall of the Roman Republic?

• a. Soldiers were only loyal to Rome rather than their generals.

• b. Soldiers were only loyal to their generals rather than Rome.

• c. Soldiers were only looking out for themselves.

• d. Soldiers were starting to be replaced by mercenaries.