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Rise of The Republic

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded Rome?

a)

Remus

b)

Santa Claus

c)

Romulus

d)

Aneas

2.

What was one of the states Rome had a strong bond with?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

Etruscans

3.

What was another state that helped Rome in their conquest?

a)

Greece

b)

Latin

c)

Latium

d)

Greek

4.

How many did one legion consist of in the Roman army? (After Marius)

a)

6,000 men

b)

7,200 men

c)

4,200 men

d)

10,000 men

5.

What best describes what Marius did to the Roman Army?

a)

He did nothing major

b)

He reorganized the legions and groups.

c)

He made the weapons better and stronger.

d)

He was just a soldier and did not make any changes in the actual army.

6.

How long could legionaries serve for?

a)

16 years

b)

14 years

c)

17 years

d)

15 years

7.

Ẁhat city did Hannibal rule?

a)

Carthage

b)

Phocician

c)

Hartage

d)

Punic

8.

What animal did Hannibal bring across Italy?

a)

Fish

b)

Tigers

c)

Elephants

d)

Dogs

9.

How many men did Hannibal bring down Italy?

a)

600,000

b)

6,000

c)

60,000

d)

600

10.

What happend after the third Punic war?

a)

Hannibal makes Rome surrender and the wars end.

b)

Hannibal surrenders and they reach an agreement.

c)

Marius makes a peace treaty with Hannibal

d)

Carthage is destroyed into ruins and its people are slaves for Rome.

11.

Who won the 1st Macedonia War?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Rome

c)

None of the above.

12.

Who won the second Macedonian war?

a)

None of the above.

b)

Rome

c)

Macedonia

13.

Why was Julius Ceaser executed?

a)

He wasnt executed.

b)

He made laws and rules that the Assembly liked but the general public didn't.

c)

He made laws and rules that the general public liked but the Assembly didnt.

d)

none of the above

14.

What did the government do to reform Rome?

a)

They gave the poor shares of unwanted land.

b)

They tried to get the patricians into giving much of their land to the plebians but it didn't work.

c)

They did nothing since they didnt care about the majority of the population.

d)

none of the above

15.

What did the millitary do to help the poor?

a)

They gave them military training and after their share of time the poor would rely on the generosity of their general to help them.

b)

They did nothing

c)

They gave poor parts of land they conquerd and allowed them to be the first setellers there.

d)

none of the above

16.

What mostly caused a civil war in rome?

a)

Unfair rights for rich and poor.

b)

People didnt like the form of government.

c)

The wealth was not balanced equally or shared.

17.

What was one major problem the Romans faced after the Punic wars?

a)

They had too much land.

b)

They had too many slaves.

c)

They didnt have enough materials to fend off from attacking and war prone states.

18.

What were the plebians?

a)

The bottom 30% of Rome.

b)

The bottom 95% of Rome.

c)

The top 5% of Rome.

d)

The top 70% in Rome.

19.

What were the patricians?

a)

The top 5% of the community

b)

The top 70% of the community

c)

The bottom 95% of the community

d)

The bottom 30% of the community

20.

What was the senate?

a)

A group of 300 people that suggested laws to higher parts of government.

b)

A group of 300 people that decided on laws

c)

A large group of 10000 people that created laws

d)

None of the above

21.

What was the council of plebs?

a)

It was a group of plebians that would vote on laws that patricians suggested.

b)

A group of patricians that would decide on laws for plebians.

c)

An establishment that would be ruled by plebeians and that would make laws for plebeians.

d)

none of the above

22.

What was the twelve tables ?

a)

A group of people that would suggest laws to the council of plebs.

b)

The twelve tables were a group of people that would decide on laws for patricians and plebeians and were the main ruling power in rome.

c)

None of the above

23.

What was the tribunes of the plebs?

a)

The tribunes of plebs were the repersenting power for plebians in the senate.

b)

The tribune of plebs was the lawmaking group for plebians in rome.

c)

The tribune of plebs were what they called the none lawmaking plebians in rome.

d)

none of the above

24.

Why was Julius Ceaser so hated by the patricians?

a)

He was a greek.

b)

People hated him because he decided that he wanted to cause a war.

c)

He made laws without the approval of the senate and declared himself dictator.

d)

He wasnt hated

25.

What happened after Julius Ceaser was killed?

a)

They started another civil war.

b)

They celebrated

c)

They started trading with more countries

d)

none of the above

26.

How was Julius Ceaser killed?

a)

A catapult fired at him.

b)

He was stabbed

c)

He had an arrow fired at him.

d)

none of the above

27.

Who was Julius Ceaser killed by?

a)

The farmers

b)

The senate

c)

The plebians

d)

The poor