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The (a)   and ​​ (b)   civilizations greatly influenced early Roman culture.

Answers are in ALPHABETICAL order.

• Greek
• Etruscan
• Phonecian
• Egyptian
• Persian

What is significant about the Twelve Tables?

• It was a document describing Roman social classes.

• 
  It was a document listing Roman laws to protect free citizens.

• It was a document about the history of the Punic Wars.

• It was a document recalling the events of the Trojan War.

​ (a)   were elected to represent the concerns of plebeians.

• Tribunes
• Senators
• Praetors
• Consuls

How did the Romans treat most of their conquered peoples?

• They required them to fight Carthage.

• They burned down all their cities and sold their people into slavery.

• They made them citizens and offered alliances.

• They turned them into helots.

Which of these is a result of the Punic Wars?

• Carthage defeated Rome with the help of war elephants.

• Carthage and Rome made a treaty to divide up trade routes.

• Citizens of Carthage were given Roman citizenship.

• Rome destroyed Carthage, and dominated the Mediterranean for centuries.

Which choice best describes the Roman Republic?

• A dictatorship run by an emperor.

• A republic run by elected representatives.

• A monarch run by a king or queen.

• An oligarchy run by society's richest members.

If the Roman government wanted to spend money building new roads, the ​​​ (a)   would have to approve the funds.

• Senate
• Assembly
• Consuls
• Tribunes

Place the following events in sequence:

• Julius Caesar becomes dictator of Rome.

• The plebeians revolt.

• The Senate is founded.

How was Roman government different before the Twelve Tables were created?

• Beforehand, courts refused to rule on disputes between patricians and plebeians.

• Beforehand, Rome had no official laws.

• Beforehand, plebeians didn't know what all of Rome's official laws were.

• Beforehand, the Roman government was a dictatorship.

Women were treated ​​ (a)   during the Roman Republic.

• as second class citizens
• with equality
• as slaves
• as official head of their family