The Roman Republic

When Rome added a province to its empire, the conquered people were

• forced to change their religion.

• allowed to run their own daily affairs.

• forced to flee their land.

• allowed to pay no taxes

A unit of an empire

• emperor

• province

• plebeian

• citizen

The Romans were the first people to invent and use a mixture of volcanic ash, lime, and water.

• Asphalt

• Concrete

• Clay

• Plaster

The _________________ River flowed through Rome before emptying into the Tyrrhenian Sea.

• Tiber

• Poe

• Nelson

• Tigris

The Romans were heavily influenced by the Greeks.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Romans created a new form of government called a(n)

• republic.

• monarchy.

• oligarchy.

• regime

An elected official who led the ancient Roman Republic

• consul

• dictator

• plebeian

• patrician

Heads of aristocratic families in Rome

• feudalism

• patricians

• mercantilism

• suffragettes

What was the language of ancient Rome?

• Macedonian

• Roman

• Latin

• Finnish

In the Roman Republic, what happened if the republic faced an emergency?

• a dictator was appointed

• a third consul was appointed

• The senate made the final decision

• All citizens voted