Unit 3 Ancient Rome Review Questions

Which of the following was NOT one of the contributions by the Roman empire?

• Music

• Education

• Sanitation

• Aqueducts

Use the image to answer the following question. Rome’s geography benefitted the society because the -

• mountains kept it isolated.

• peninsula protected the region and allowed for easy sea travel.

• island allowed it to be protected on all sides.

• swampland provided easy drinking water.

Common farmers, artisans, and merchants were part of which social category in Rome?

• Tuscans

• Patricians

• Plebians

• Dorians

What is a Republic?

• The same thing as a democracy.

• Another term for a city-state.

• A form of government where power rests with citizens who vote for their leaders.

• A form of government where power rests with a handful of rulers.

The proposal of laws and inclusion of 300 members are just some traits of the Roman -

• Senate

• Consul

• Legislature of Representatives

• Chamber of Elites

What are the 12 tables?

• the first pill ever created.

• the first ancient Roman book.

• the written law code.

• the first form of visual entertainment.

The word “Veto” is a Latin term meaning -

• Call for a vote.

• I forbid it.

• Law above all.

• Obey thy rules.

What did the Plebeians gain through the creation and use of tribunes?

• access to water and food.

• access to high offices and the senate.

• the right to vote.

• the right to voice their opinions.

What was the Pax Romana?

• A time of war and poverty.

• A 200 year period of peace.

• A time when Julius Caesar ruled.

• A time when the 12 tables were created.

What finally caused the fall of the Roman Empire?

• Invasion by Barbarian Groups

• Invasion by Asian Groups

• Invasion by the Mongols

• The Roman Empire never fell