T07-08 Review

What advantage did Rome's location in the Mediterranean region give it?

• Being at one end, it had contact with only a few other peoples.
• Located in the Alps, it was difficult to travel to.
• The nearby seas allowed Rome to trade with other places.
• Rome wasn't located in the Mediterranean region.

Which of the following was considered the main role of Roman women?

• They bore and raised the children.
• They served as judges and priests.
• They controlled most of the property of Rome since the men were usually off fighting.
• They could serve in government, but had shorter terms.

Why did the Roman Republic limit the time that a person could serve as a public official?

• to keep them from gaining too much power
• to keep them from getting too tired of their job
• to give everybody a chance to serve
• because it was tradition

Which government official could veto any law or action of a magistrate?

• Tribune of the Plebs
• Senator
• Quaestor
• Aedile

Along what body of water did Rome exercise great control from an early date?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Black Sea
• Red Sea
• Pacific Ocean

What happened to middle class farmers as landowners replaced them with slaves?

• They typically moved outside of Rome's borders in search of work.
• Without land to work they had to move to the city to look for jobs
• Most would become fishermen and would "farm the sea."
• Landowners never hired slaves.

The fact that Rome was slightly upriver from the Mediterranean gave it an advantage because __.

• It couldn't be attacked by a seagoing ships.
• It didn't get saltwater in its river water.
• Sailors didn't get rowdy in the city.
• There were no advantages--only disadvantages.

Although the poor and the wealthy led very different lives, they still had what in common?

• They worshipped the same gods.
• They all had land to farm.
• They all had servants or slaves to do some of their work.
• They were all born in the city of Rome.

Before the time of the republic, who helped the kings rule Rome?

• the senate
• the dictators
• the wives of the wealthy
• everyone in the country, including children

What does the U.S. government share in common with the ancient government of the Roman republic?

• separation of powers
• voting rights for men and women
• two people at head of government
• direct democracy