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WorksheetsRoman Republic Ch.10
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
As time passed, the _________ became more powerful and took control of the city's finances.
Senate
Consuls
Rome's last three kings were _____________.
Latin
Etruscan
according to legend, Aeneas came to Rome from __________
Troy
Greece
When the Romans conquered ___________, they adopted much of the culture of the people who lived there.
Greece
carthage
Rome fought the Punic Wars against _________.
Carthage
Gaul
Rome's early history is well documented by written records.
F
T
The Roman forum was symbolic of the public nature of Roman Society.
T
F
Many of Italy's ancient cities were built on top of hills.
T
F
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus want to help the people of Rome.
T
F
Rome's government included offices that could only be held by plebeians.
T
F
The Greeks were deeply influenced by the culture of the Romans who conquered them.
F
T
Consisting of three parts
tripartite
veto
legions
consuls
Rome's most powerful magistrates
consuls
patricians
Senate
Dictators
Rome's public meeting place
forum
republic
plebeians
tripartite
Rome's common people
plebeians
patricians
Senate
consuls
Rulers with almost absolute power
dictators
patricians
plebeians
consuls
Groups of soldiers
legions
republic
senate
forum
The reason something is done
purpose
checks and balances
legions
tripartite
Council of wealthy and powerful romans who advised the city's leaders
Senate
Consuls
forum
legions
Noble, powerful citizens of Rome
patricians
plebeians
forum
A government in which people elect their leaders
republic
dictator
tripartite
What event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman republic's government?
Sulla Named himself dictator
Spartacus led slaves to rise up and demand freedom
Many nearby countries declared war on Rome because they ...
were threatened by Rome's power.
were allied with Carthage
wanted to force Rome to trade with them
In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?
They both were written to protect people's rights
Woth were written to protect the rights of the wealthy
They both were first written on bronze tablets
One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans
needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean
wanted to get metal goods and slaves from other areas
were becoming wealthier and had more money to spend
The center of life in ancient Rome was the
Forum
Palatine Hill
Temple
Capitoline Hill
Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Roman nobles had not overthrown their last king?
Rome would have had more kings after him
The Roman nobles would have left the city
Rome would have become a republic anyway
Roman Magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both
could serve for only one year
had power over all citizens
could hold office for life
In terms of importance to Rome's growth, which effect of Italy's climate would you rank first?
It provided Romans with a large food supply
It prevented otthers from attacking Rome
In geographic terms, Italy is
a peninsula
a continent
a mountain range
an island
What role does the system of checks and balances play in the U.S. Government?
It prevents each branch from overpowering the others
It is a kind of constitution
It controls the banking system
What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics
Romans saw that violence could be used as a political weapon
The Romans formed a tripartite government
Lucius Cornelius Sulla named himself dictator
Tiberius Gracchus wanted to create _________ for poor Romans
farms
houses
_________________ led thousands of slaves in a revolt against Rome
Spartacus
Sulla
according to legend, Aeneas united with the ________ to conquer Italy
Latins
Etruscans
Hannibal's capture of the city of Rome ended the Punic Wars
F
T
Gaius Marius insisted that only Romans who owned property could join the army
F
T
After a large slave rebellion, 6,000 slaves were set free as a gesture of good will
F
T
The two major mountain ranges that run through Italy are the Alps and the ____________
Apennines
Vesuvius
Aeneans
Etruscans
according to Roman Legends, Rome's founders descended from __________
Aeneas
Romulus
Cincinnatus
Remus
Under Rome's tripartite government, the most powerful elected officials were
judges
tribunes
senators
magistrates
Which general led an attack on Rome in 218 BC ?
Hannibal
Sulla
Marius
Aeneas
Which of the following predictions best describes what might have happened if Roman laws were not written down?
Citizens would have broken laws without knowing it
Romans would have stopped going to the forum
