Roman Empire

Name TWO physical features that protected the Italian Peninsula.

• Alps Mountains

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Aegean Sea

Which colony did Rome defeat in the Punic Wars to control the Mediterranean and Western Europe?

• Siciliy

• Carthage

• Persia

• Egypt

Which of these terms describes a republic?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Imperial Bureaucracy

Who is the goddess of marriage and protector of families in Roman Mythology?

• Juno

• Aphrodite

• Artemis

• Apollo

Which of these groups of people were excluded from participating in Roman democracy?

• Women

• Slaves

• Most Aliens

• Men

Which roman social class is known for being farmers and laborers?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Slaves

• Untouchables

Which of these government entities were elected from the Senate for one year? One ruled inside of Rome, while the other ruled outside of Rome.

• Consuls

• Brahmin

• Straps

• Governors

The Twelve Tables of laws made by Roman Government were placed in which Roman building for all people to see?

• Parthenon

• Pantheon

• Colliseum

• Forum

In the first Punic War, Rome gained control of which of the following THREE territories?

• Sicily

• Corsica

• Sardinia

• Carthage

In the second Punic War, which Carthaginian general led their troops across Spain, through the Alps, and attacked Rome through the Italian Peninsula?

• Alexander

• Hannibal

• Phillip

• Augustus Caesar