11-2 Rome As a Republic

The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the

• artisans

• patricians

• plebeians

• shopkeepers

In 494 B.C. what did many Roman plebeians do to protest for equal rights?

• burned government buildings

• moved to another country

• stopped paying taxes

• went on strike

The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was

• Cincinnatus

• Livy

• Romulus

• Remus

Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome’s first code of law was called the

• Forum

• New Roman Law

• Twelve Tables

• Rule of Law

Whom did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

• Carthage

• Greece

• Sicily

• Persia

A ruler who has complete control over the state

• veto

• dictator

• patrician

• plebeian

A wealthy landowner

• dictator

• plebeian

• patrician

• veto

Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War

• Hannibal

• Scipio

• Julius Caesar

• Romulus

Latin word for "I forbid"

• No

• veto

• legion

• phalanx

an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm

• plebeian

• patrician

• consul

• praetor