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WorksheetsCh 8 Roman Empire
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
First Punic War *
Rome defeated Carthage in 241 B.C.
Rome's greatest public speaker
a human made channel for carrying water long distances
Cicero *
Rome's greatest public speaker
an island that is part of Italy
a human made channel for carrying water long distances
aqueduct *
large farming estates worked by enslaved people
a human made channel for carrying water long distances
a port city on the bay of Naples
Sicily*
a port city on the bay of Naples
Rome's greatest public speaker
an island that is part of Italy
Etruscans
a rich people that greatly influenced the growth of Rome
artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms
interpreted the laws and acted as judges
Latifundia *
a human made channel for carrying water long distances
interpreted the laws and acted as judges
large farming estates worked by enslaved people
Puteoli *
an island that is part of Italy
Rome's greatest public speaker
a port city on the Bay of Naples
First Triumvirate *
artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms
a island that is part of Italy
Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
plebeians *
Rome's greatest public speaker
artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms
a rich people that greatly influenced the growth of Rome
praetors
interpreted the laws and acted as judges
rich people who shopped alot
Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar
When did the Romans take over most of Italy? *
by 500 B.C.
by 267 B.C.
by 125 B.C.
Who could hold political office early in Rome? *
any citizen
women
Only the rich or Patricians
What important political reform occurred in 287 B.C. *
only plebeians
Council of the Plebs could pass laws.
Council of the Plebs was created.
What were the Twelve Tables? *
Rome's first written laws
the tables in the Senate
the seats in a courtroom
In the Second Punic War *
Carthage attacked Rome
Most battles to place at sea
Rome invaded Spain
What happened March 15 in the year 44 B.C.? *
Caesar began a civil war.
Caesar's enemies killed him.
The Council of Plebs met.
What title did Octavian take? *
Cicero
King
Augustus
What was Hadrian's Wall *
A wall built for defense in Britain
an aqueduct
a memorial to Hadrian in Rome.
Which of the following helped Rome's trade? *
the Punic Wars
Hannibal's invasion
Roman currency
