Rise and Fall of Roma

1. The XII Tables

• guaranteed power to the plebeians.

• gave more power to the patricians.

• was the first time someone wrote down "an eye for an eye."

• ended slavery in Rome, but not outside Rome.

The last king of Rome before the Republic

• was not even Roman.

• was Ubernewt.

• died without an heir.

• came from a poor family.

One of the guys who helped overthrow Lucius Tarquinius SUPERBUS was

• Lucius Junius BRUTUS

• Gaius Julius CAESAR

• Alexander THE GREAT

• CLEOPATRA VII

The Roman Republic was born

• in 509 BCE

• in 183 BCE

• in 1 AD (our calendar is based on it)

• when Alexander the Great founded it.

In a Republic

• democracy is indirect.

• everyone votes for everything.

• the king/queen directs the military only.

• there is no slavery.

The beginning of the end of the Roman Republic started with

• First Triumverate

• invasion of the Vandals

• return of the monarchy

• Conflict of the Orders

In a republic

• people vote for the laws they want.

• people elect representatives who vote for laws.

• people vote for laws and if someone commited a crime (everyone is in the jury).

• people don't vote - that's only in a democracy.

Rules about how people act and behave in society, but are not written down, are

• called the Social Contract.

• imaginary and not important.

• called "Mama's" Laws.

• written by the government in a Republic.

The Plebeians were represented in the Roman Republic by

• The Twelve Tables

• The Tribune of the Plebs

• The Conflict of Orders

• Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

Which of these is a Despot (ruling despotically)?

• a king who decides the laws and rules by how he feels on any day

• a consul who governs according to the rules the Senate writes

• a soccer coach who lets the team choose their captain

• a GROUP of students who vote on what to do for their service project