Ancient Rome

Who won the Punic Wars?

• Rome

• Italy

• Carthage

• Egypt

What continent is less than 100 miles from Italy?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Rome

Define: dictator

• a member of the senate

• a ruler with absolute authority

• a military general

• a noble

A government in which people elect representatives to make laws for them is a

• democracy

• monarchy

• republic

• dictatorship

Rome is located on the

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Yellow River

• Tiber River

The language of Rome was

• Spanish

• Latin

• French

• Italian

In what way was Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the US Constitution?

• both were written on bronze tablets

• both were written to protect people's rights

• both were written 1,000 years ago

• both were written to protect the wealthy

Name the common people of Rome.

• plebeians

• patricians

• senate

• tribunes

Who founded the city of Rome?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Alps and Apennines

• Plebeians and Patricians

• Romulus and Remus

The two major mountain ranges that run through Italy are the Alps and the

• Etruscans

• Vesuvius

• Apennines

• Aeneans