SS Unit 7 Pt. 1 Quiz - The Roman Republic

Match the following

• Rome's public meeting place

• Veto

• reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials

• Republic

• groups of up to 6000 Roman soldiers

• Legions

• council of wealthy and powerful Romans who advised the city's leaders

• Roman Senate

• government in which people elect eladers to govern them

• Forum

Match the following

• famous dictator who gained power to defend the city; quickly resigned after

• Gaius Marius

• nobles

• Cincinnatus

• Carthaginian general who tried to conquer Rome in the Punic Wars

• Plebeians

• common people

• Patricians

• consul who encouraged poor/unemployed Romans to join army; created army loyal to him and not Rome

• Hannibal

Why did the early Romans want to get rid of the monarchy?

• the last king gave up his throne willingly after defeating Carthage

• they didn't want to get rid of the monarchy; they were overthrown by the Persians

• the last Roman king was said to be cruel

• None of the above

True or False

Roman records show that Rome's last three kings were not Romans, but Etruscans.

• True

• False

How is a republic different from a monarchy?

A ​ (a)   is ruled by a king or queen.

A ​ (b)   is governed by elected leaders.

• monarchy
• republic
• democracy
• dictatorship
• oligarchy

What were the three parts of the Roman government?

SELECT THREE (3) ANSWERS!

• magistrates

• Senate

• assemblies and tribunes

• president

• judges

Where was the Law of the Twelve Tables kept?

Answer with one word

How was the Forum the heart of Roman society?

Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars? ​ (a)  

In the Roman army, what was a century? ​ (b)  

How did the Romans gain territory? ​ (c)  

• Carthage
• 100 men
• conquered areas during Punic Wars
• 6000 men
• Persians
• combined cultures with Greeks