Ancient Rome - BIS overview

What type of government did Ancient Rome have before they became an empire?

•  Direct Democracy
• Republic

• Senate
• Dictatorship

What is a patrician?

• A group of judges
• A  small group of powerful nobles
• A large but politically limited group of people
•  3 Roman Leaders

Could women in Rome vote?

• Only wealthy women could vote.

• Only married women could vote.

• No, women could not vote.

• Yes, all women could vote.

How would you describe Ancient Rome's early religion?

• It changed from Buddhism to Islam.
  

• It was not allowed in peasant communities.
  
• It changed from Catholicism to Christianity.
  

• It included many gods adapted from the religion in Ancient Greece.
  

Which of the following has the Roman social class in the correct order? 

Who had absolute power over their household and could decide who their children married?

• The oldest woman

• The oldest man

• Both men and women

• The oldest man or woman

The end of the Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire happened around 44 BCE, after the death of which ruler?

• Julius Caesar

• Caesar Augustus

• Romulus

Who were the two brothers who were said to have founded Rome?

• Caesar and Brutus

• Hercules and Zeus

• Achilles and Hector

• Romulus and Remus

Which river is Rome located on?

• Tiber

• Ganges

• Danube

• Nile

Who was the Roman goddess of love and beauty?

• Neptune

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter