Unit 9 Rome Review

What were the Twelve Tables?

• Rome’s first known written laws

• Rome’s first legislature

• the tables in the Senate

• the leaders of the government

What important political reform regarding the power of plebeians occurred in 287 B.C.?

• Plebeians could marry patricians.

• Council of the Plebs could pass laws.

• Council of the Plebs was created.

• Council of the Plebs was broken up and their power came to an end.

Italy is

• a peninsula shaped like a boot.

• a large country in Central Europe.

• an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

• part of Scandinavia.

According to the time line, how many years was it before the Roman Republic established a code of laws?

• 131

• 59

• 222

• 363

Most gladiators were poor, criminals, prisoners of war, or

• artisans

• household servants

• enslaved peoples

• rich

The U.S. Capitol Building has a dome that is supported by Roman-inspired

• rings

• aquaducts

• bridges

• arches

Why is concrete such a great building material?

• When it dries it becomes easy to form into bricks.

• When it dries it becomes hard as a rock and very sturdy.

• It is smooth and shiny surface is useful to decorate a structure.

• When it dries it is soft and easily shaped.

According to the chart, which month was named after Julius Caesar?

• August

• January

• July

• June

What did ancient cities build to protect themselves from raiding armies?

• arches

• buildings

• vaults

• walls

Latin is the basis of many European languages, such as

• English, French, and Russian

• Italian, French, and Spanish.

• French, Russian, and Spanish.

• Spanish, French, and Slavic.