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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | First Punic War | f. | latifundia | b. | Cicero | g. | Puteoli | c. | aqueduct | h. | First Triumvirate | d. | Sicily | i. | plebeians | e. | Etruscans | j. | praetors |
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a rich people that greatly influenced the growth of Rome
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interpreted law and acted as judges
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large farming estates worked by enslaved people
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Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar
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a human-made channel for carrying water long distances
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an island that is part of Italy
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artisans, shopkeepers, and owners of small farms
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port city on the Bay of Naples
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Rome defeated Carthage in 241 B.C.
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Rome’s greatest public speaker
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | dictator | f. | Second Triumvirate | b. | Aeneid | g. | Roman Confederation | c. | Pax
Romana | h. | Ostia | d. | Hadrian | i. | Third Punic War | e. | patricians | j. | Julian calendar |
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Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus
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ruled on a temporary basis during an emergency
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a “good emperor”
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wealthy landowners
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Rome enslaved 50,000 Carthaginians.
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legend of Trojan hero said to have begun Rome
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had twelve months, 365 days, and a leap year
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port city at the mouth of the Tiber
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system of rule where Romans gave full citizenship to some conquered
peoples
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200 years of peace that began with the rule of Augustus
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | republic | d. | Aeneas | b. | Apennines | e. | Etruscans | c. | legion |
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a form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader
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the Trojan hero of the epic the Aeneid
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a people that played a major role in shaping Roman civilization
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the mountain range that runs the length of Italy
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a group of 6,000 soldiers
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | veto | d. | patrician | b. | plebeian | e. | Scipio | c. | dictator |
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a ruler with complete control over the state
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a wealthy landowner
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Roman general who helped win the Second Punic War
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the Latin word for “I forbid”
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an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Julius Caesar | d. | latifundia | b. | triumvirate | e. | Actium | c. | Cicero |
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a large farming estate
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the battle in which Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra
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Rome’s greatest public speaker
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a political alliance of three people
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military hero and Rome’s most famous leader
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | currency | d. | aqueduct | b. | Hadrian | e. | Caligula | c. | Pax
Romana |
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a “good emperor” who built a wall in Britain
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human-made channel for carrying water long distances
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a system of money
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he came after Tiberius and before Claudius
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means “Roman Peace”
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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According to a traditional legend, who founded the city of Rome?
a. | Helen of Troy | c. | Aristotle and Plato | b. | Romulus and Remus | d. | Julius Caesar |
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When did the Romans take over most of Italy?
a. | by 500 B.C. | c. | by 125 B.C. | b. | by 267 B.C. | d. | by A.D. 100 |
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Who could hold political office in early Rome?
a. | any citizen | c. | only plebeians | b. | women | d. | only patricians |
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What important political reform occurred in 287 B.C.?
a. | Council of the Plebs could pass laws. | b. | Council of the Plebs was
created. | c. | Women earned the right to vote. | d. | Plebeians could marry
patricians. |
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What were the Twelve Tables?
a. | Rome’s first written laws | c. | the seats in a
courtroom | b. | the tables in the Senate | d. | the leaders of the government |
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In the Second Punic War
a. | Carthage attacked Rome. | b. | most battles took place at
sea. | c. | Carthage defeated Rome. | d. | Rome invaded
Spain. |
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What happened on March 15 in the year 44 B.C.?
a. | Caesar began a civil war. | b. | Caesar’s enemies killed
him. | c. | The Council of the Plebs met. | d. | All enslaved people were
freed. |
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What title did Octavian take?
a. | Cicero | c. | King | b. | Antony | d. | Augustus |
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What was Hadrian’s Wall?
a. | a wall built for defense in Britain | b. | an aqueduct | c. | a great wall in
Italy | d. | a memorial to Hadrian in Rome |
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Which of the following helped Rome’s trade?
a. | the Punic Wars | c. | Hadrian’s Wall | b. | Hannibal’s invasion | d. | Roman currency |
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Italy is
a. | an island in the Mediterranean Sea. | c. | a large country in Central
Europe. | b. | a peninsula shaped like a boot. | d. | part of
Scandinavia. |
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When do historians believe Rome was founded?
a. | between 800 B.C. and 700 B.C. | c. | between 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. | b. | between 700 B.C. and 600 B.C. | d. | around A.D.
100 |
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In 509 B.C., Romans
a. | gave all people the right to vote. | b. | developed written language. | c. | appointed a
king. | d. | began a republic. |
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Who was Cincinnatus?
a. | a dictator who served 16 days | b. | a dictator in power until his
death | c. | a plebeian | d. | a member of the
Senate |
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The First Punic War was
a. | a war between Rome and Greece. | c. | fought over control of
Sicily. | b. | fought in the Alps. | d. | a war between Rome and China. |
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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus wanted to
a. | give women the right to vote. | b. | give land to the poor. | c. | take over Roman
government. | d. | free all enslaved people. |
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At the Battle of Actium, Antony and Cleopatra
a. | were killed. | c. | killed themselves. | b. | defeated Octavian. | d. | were defeated by
Octavian. |
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The Julio-Claudian rulers included
a. | Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian. | b. | Caligula, Nero, Tiberius, and
Claudius. | c. | Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. | d. | Crassus, Pompey, and
Caesar. |
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Which of the following were produced in central Italy?
a. | oats and corn | c. | wine and olive oil | b. | spices | d. | silk goods |
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Who benefited from the Roman Empire’s prosperity?
a. | merchants and skilled workers | b. | small farmers | c. | all Roman
citizens | d. | women |
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What geographical advantage does the Italian landscape have over the Greek
landscape?
a. | plenty of water | c. | less rugged mountains | b. | better
climate | d. | more
trees |
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Traditional legend says that Romulus and Remus founded the city of
a. | Rome. | c. | Sicily. | b. | Aeneas. | d. | Latium. |
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The Etruscans were skilled in
a. | farming. | c. | tomb painting. | b. | metalworking. | d. | sports. |
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The Romans overthrew the ____ and set up the republican form of government where
people were treated fairly.
a. | Etruscans | c. | Tarquins | b. | Greeks | d. | Latins |
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In addition to being tough and good fighters, Roman soldiers were also
a. | skilled at swordplay. | b. | successful farmers. | c. | good with
money. | d. | practical problem solvers. |
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The ruling class and top officials of the Roman Republic were the
a. | nobles. | c. | patricians. | b. | plebeians. | d. | consuls. |
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In 494 B.C., many Roman plebeians ____ to protest for equal rights.
a. | stopped paying taxes | c. | moved to another country | b. | burned government
buildings | d. | went on
strike |
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The best-known early Roman dictator of the Republic was
a. | Cincinnatus. | c. | Remus. | b. | Romulus. | d. | Livy. |
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Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome’s first code of law was called the
a. | Forum. | c. | Rule of Law. | b. | Twelve Tables. | d. | New Roman Law. |
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Rome fought ____ in the Punic Wars for control of the Mediterranean
region.
a. | Sicily | c. | Carthage | b. | Phoenicia | d. | Greece |
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Two prominent brothers, ____, worked to bring reforms to the early
Republic.
a. | Marius and Sulla | c. | Pompey and Crassus | b. | Tiberius and Gaius | d. | Antony and
Marcus |
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Julius Caesar was seen as a ____ by Rome’s lower classes.
a. | leader | c. | hero | b. | priest | d. | landowner |
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The ____ is a reform of Julius Caesar’s that affects us today.
a. | public jobs program | c. | end of slave labor | b. | military-run government | d. | 12-month
calendar |
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The members of Rome’s Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Antony, and
a. | Octavian. | c. | Cicero. | b. | Cleopatra. | d. | Augustus. |
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The great public speaker Cicero called for a representative government with
limited powers and was against
a. | citizenship rights. | c. | republican government. | b. | dictators. | d. | the Greeks. |
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The reign of Augustus began a long era of ____ that lasted about 200
years.
a. | peace | c. | rebuilding | b. | tax reform | d. | political
stability |
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This musical emperor is said to have “fiddled while Rome burned” in
A.D. 64.
a. | Caligula | c. | Tiberius | b. | Nero | d. | Claudius |
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Emperor Vespasian began construction of this famous Roman sporting site.
a. | Hadrian’s Wall | c. | the Colosseum | b. | the aqueduct | d. | Mount Vesuvius |
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Under Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire’s European boundaries were set at
these two rivers.
a. | the Tigris and Seine | c. | the Nile and Indus | b. | the Thames and Huang He | d. | the Rhine and
Danube |
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The most important element in Rome’s booming economy was
a. | agriculture. | c. | metalworking. | b. | glass making. | d. | pottery. |
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Essay
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81.
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How did geography affect where Rome was located?
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What reforms did Julius Caesar introduce in Rome? What effect did they
have?
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Describe the development of the Council of the Plebs.
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How did Augustus pave the way for 200 years of peace and prosperity?
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