Chapter 9 Rome Vocabulary

Where did the Roman civilization begin?

• Iberian Peninsula
• Balkan Peninsula
• The Alps
• Italian Peninsula

According to legend, what animal rescued Romulus and Remus?

• A bear
• A wolf
• A hawk
• A lion

Which civilization conquered Rome and introduced an alphabet to the Romans?

• Etruscans
• Celts
• Greeks
• Phoenicians

Which Roman social class was made up of the wealthy landowners and nobles?

• The Patricians
• The Plebeians

What did the fasces represent?

• The people's power
• Devotion to the gods
• The king's power
• The wealth of the patricians

What type of government did the Romans establish in 509 BC?

• A republic
• A democracy
• An oligarchy
• A monarchy

Which branch of the Roman Republic was made up of three hundred patricians?

• Consuls
• Senate
• Assemblies
• Military

How many consuls were elected each year in the Roman Republic?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Ten

Which part of the government was made up of plebeians?

• Senate
• Consuls
• Assembly of Centuries
• Tribal Assembly

Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

• Greece
• Macedonia
• Carthage
• Gaul