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Ammon 6th SS 10

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

General _________ led an attack on Rome in 218 BC.

a)

Aenas

b)

Marius

c)

Hannibal

d)

Sulla

2.

What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brother had on Roman politics?

a)

Romans saw that violence could be used as a political weapon.

b)

Sulla named himself dictator.

c)

Romans formed a tripartite government.

d)

The government decided to give farms to poor Romans.

3.

Nearby countries declared war on Rome because they

a)

were threatened by Rome's power.

b)

wanted to control Rome's military.

c)

were allied with Carthage.

d)

wanted to force Rome to trade with them.

4.

Romans who were magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both

a)

could hold office for life.

b)

had the power to veto decisions.

c)

had power over all citizens.

d)

could only serve for one year.

5.

What might have happened if the Roman nobles hadn't overthrown their last king?

a)

Rome would have more kings after him.

b)

The king would have eventually become less cruel.

c)

Rome still would have become a republic.

d)

Roman nobles would have left the city.

6.

How did Italy's climate affect the growth of Rome?

a)

It prevented invasions.

b)

It provided Romans with a large food supply.

c)

It allowed people to travel across the country.

d)

It made it possible for people to work outside.

7.

Which event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman republic's government?

a)

Sulla name himself dictator.

b)

Marius gained political power through his loyal troops.

c)

Spartacus led slave to rise up and demand freedom.

d)

Romans caught and executed 6,000 rebellious slaves.

8.

One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans

a)

needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean.

b)

were becoming wealthier and had more money to spend.

c)

wanted to get metal goods and slaves from other areas.

d)

produced more food than they could consume.

9.

The center of life in ancient Rome was the

a)

Palatine Hill.

b)

Forum.

c)

temple.

d)

Capitoline Hill.

10.

How was the Roman Law of Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Both were written on bronze tablets.

b)

Both were written to protect people's rights.

c)

Both were written more than 1,000 year's ago.

d)

Both written to protect the rights of the wealthy.

11.

Italy is a(n)

a)

island.

b)

peninsula.

c)

mountain range.

d)

continent.

12.

Click on the event that happened first.

a)

Rome's laws were written down on 12 bronze tablets.

b)

Citizens complained about laws they didn't know existed.

c)

Laws were established by the patrician officials in Rome.

d)

Laws were displayed in public meeting places.

13.

According to legend, Aeneas came from

a)

Greece.

b)

Troy.

14.

Rome's last three kings were

a)

Latin.

b)

Etruscans.

15.

Rome fought the Punic Wars against

a)

Carthage.

b)

Gaul.

16.

When the Romans conquered ______________________, they adopted much of the culture of the people who lived there.

a)

Greece

b)

Carthage

17.

A government in which people elect their leaders

a)

republic

b)

tripartite

c)

checks and balances

d)

primary

18.

Rulers with almost absolute power

a)

patricians

b)

Senate

c)

legions

d)

dictators

19.

Rome's common people

a)

patricians

b)

plebians

20.

Rome's most powerful magistrates

a)

patricians

b)

plebeians

c)

consuls

d)

legions

21.

A council of wealthy and powerful Romans who advised the city's leaders

a)

patricians

b)

plebeians

c)

consuls

d)

Senate

22.

Rome's public meeting place

a)

Forum

b)

Senate

c)

Assembly

d)

Tripartite

23.

System to keep any one part of the government from becoming too powerful

a)

primary

b)

veto

c)

checks and balances

d)

Assembly and Tribunes

24.

Groups of soldiers

a)

consuls

b)

dictators

c)

legions

d)

plebeians