Review for Chapter 8 Sections 1 & 2 Test

What is a form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

Which mountain range runs the length of Italy?

• The Apennines

• The Andes

• The Himalayas

• The Alps

Who was a Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War?

• Julius Caesar

• Scipio Africanus

• Nero

• Marcus Aurelius

What was Rome's first code of law called, adopted around 451 B.C.?

• The Code of Justinian

• The Twelve Tables

• The Hammurabi Code

• The Rosetta Stone

What does 'mare nostrum' mean?

• Our land

• Our sea

• Our home

• Our country

A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

• legion

• republic

• patricians

Who were the legislative body of patricians that elected consuls, praetors, and passed laws?

• Tribunes

• Assembly of Centuries

• Senate

• Consuls

In 509 BCE, Romans threw out the Etruscan monarchy and founded what type of government?

• monarchy

• democracy

• republic

• empire

What was the Senate's role in the Roman Republic?

• To elect Consuls

• To advise the Consuls and ratify major decisions

• To lead the military

• To conduct religious ceremonies

How did the role of the Roman Senate change during the transition from Republic to Empire?

• It gained more power, becoming the primary governing body.

• It lost power, becoming more of an advisory body to the Emperor.

• It remained unchanged.

• It was dissolved.