THE SAMNITES

1. Who were the Samnites?

• Tribe of warriors and herdsmen.

• Tribe of Farmers and Businessman

• Tribe of Carpenter and Potter

• Tribe of Aemilia and Aniensis

2. Where did the Samnites live?

• Hills of Velian Hill

• Hills of Oppian Hill

• Hills of Palatine Hill

• Hills of central Italy

3. What did the Samnites routinely do?

• They migrated to the plains and helped the people who lived there in addition to taking over their homes.

• They migrated to the plains and helped the people in farming

• They migrated to the plains and attacked the people who lived there in addition to taking over their homes.

• They migrated to the plains and helped the people to build the house.

4. In 343 BC, the city of Capua came under attack from whom?

• Romans

• Etruscans

• Samnites

• Plebeians

5. Who did Capua ask for aid during the attack on the city?

• Greece

• Italy

• Rome

• Campania

The Samnites were a tribe of warriors and __________ who lived in the hills of central Italy.

•  cowboy

• shepherd

• Herdsmen

• cattleman

7. In ________ BC, the Samnites attacked the city of Capua.

• 123

• 743

• 643

• 343

8. The ________ helped Capua when they came under attack from Samnites.

• Mad emperors

• Greeks

• Romans

• Italians

9. After their victory over the Samnites, the Romans controlled most of ______.

• Florence

• Rome

• Greece

• Italy

10. The Samnites tended to migrate down their hills into the _____ with their herds.

• Plains

• Mountains

• Himalayas

• valleys