WH 5 The Roman Empire Test/Finals Questions

Which of the following was not one of the geographical advantages Rome had to become a powerful empire?

• Easy access to the Mediterranean Sea.
• Deserts located to the east and west that made it hard on oncoming attackers.

A form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders is known as a...

• Republic
• Dictatorship

Patricians are known as

• Common people who made up most of the population.
• Wealthy landowners who held most of the power.

Plebeians are known as

• Common people who made up most of the population.
• Wealthy landowners who held most of the power.

The 12 Tablets were important because

• They were 2 more than the 10 commandments.
• Established, in written code that all free citizens had a right to protection of the law.

Choose all of the good things that the Punic Wars did for Rome.

• It allowed them to see that elephants could be used as transportation.
• It gave Rome control of the Western Mediterranean Region.

One of the biggest problems in the Roman Republic was that...

• Julius Caesar was winning too much land.
• The gap between rich and poor people was becoming too big.

Julius Caesar's accomplishments include helping the poor get jobs, expanding Rome's territory, and increasing soldier salaries.

• True
• False

Rome's laws for equality, property, and legal rights are a few things that the United States government is based on.

• True
• False

Women were the head of the household in Rome's family structure.

• True
• False