Final- Rome review

A public gathering place in ancient Rome where most of the important activities took place.

• forum

• agora

• acropolis

• mosque

A patrician is one of the common people in ancient Rome.

• true

• false

A plebeian is one of the common people in ancient Rome.

• true

• false

A form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the people.

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• republic

• oligarchy

The _____ is a group of 300 men elected to govern Rome.

• senate

• republic

• forum

• congress

The earliest written collection of Roman laws, drawn up by patricians about 450 B.C.E. that became the foundation of Roman law is called _____.

• Code of Hammurabi

• checks and balances

• Rosetta Stone

• Twelve Tables

Who was the Roman general who ended the Roman Republic when he seized power? He became dictator for life.

• Pompey

• Hammurabi

• Julius Caesar

• Hannibal

What is a latifundia?

• forum in the center of town

• a celebratory feast

• a large farming estate

• the stadium where the gladiators fight

The period of Roman peace is known as the_____

• Pax Romana

• Twelve Tables

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dharma

In a/an _____all citizens share in the ruling power and are able to vote.

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

• autocracy