ANCIENT ROME REVIEW

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Did Roman Senators serve for life?

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True

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The senate, although less powerful during the Roman Empire, still existed...

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True

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Which one of the following is a factor to the end of Roman Republic?

• Political offices were held by a small group of wealthy elite, that were against helping the poor.
• Emperor Nero killed his enemies including those in the republic
• Farmers started a slave revolt under Sparticus.
• Roman lost all three Punic Wars and the Republic fell due to this.

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Political offices were held by a small group of wealthy elite, that were against helping the poor.

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Which of the following is a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Republic?

• Soldiers fought in many civil wars crippling Roman economy
• Soldiers swore oaths of loyalty to their generals, and not to the Roman state.
• Soldiers became senators under new laws and corrupted the republic.
• Soldiers implemented new taxes that only affected the poor.

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Soldiers swore oaths of loyalty to their generals, and not to the Roman state.

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What is a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Republic?

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Many farmers lost their land and were forced to move to the city for jobs overwhelming the economy.

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The Pax Romana was...

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A period of peace that last over 200 years in Rome.

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The name of Rome's ruling elite class.

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Patricians

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Rome's working poor were called...

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Plebians

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There was little economic difference between the Plebians and the Patricians.

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False.

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Julius Caesar invited _____ of his friends to the Senate weakening it. Options: 300, 600, 90, 900

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600