1. Why did Rome became a republic?
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The established monarchy wasn’t powerful enough.
The king's broad powers allowed him to mistreat his people.
The poor formed a rebellion against the aristocrats.
The aristocrats misused their power.
2. Which of the following measures best demonstrates the Romans’ fear of officials gaining too much powers?
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tradition of the Race of Honors
use of togas
limitis on time in office
division of patricians and plebeians
3. Describe the lives of common citizens and enslaved people in Roman society. (Check two boxes for each group of people)
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Lived in cramped apartments, in shabby buildings in Rome Worked Dangerous jobs in mines Servants to wealthy Romans Rented land from wealthy landowners
Common Citizens
Enslaved People
Common Citizens
Enslaved People
4. Why were tribunes of the plebs so powerful in Roman government?
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They protected the name of patricians.
They judged important cases
They served as leaders in times of emergency.
They could veto any law or action of a magistrate
5. Why did Roman citizens have to pay taxes, serve in the military, and serve as jurors?
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because the plebians went on strike
because it pleased their many gods
because Romans stressed civic duty
because there was a population shortage
6. What was a major difference between the lives of the wealthy and the poor in Roman society?
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The wealthy were the majority while the poor were the minority
The wealthy lived in villas while the poor lived in urban areas.
The wealthy lived in urban areas while the poor owned farms.
The wealthy rented land while the poor used slave labor on their farms.
7. - Assemblies of citizens
- Citizens elect officials and pass laws.
These represent what feature of the Roman Government?
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Democratic Features of the Roman Government
Dictatorial Features of the Roman Government
Weaknesses of the Early Roman Government
Powers of Consuls in the Roman Government
8. Why was Rome able to expand?
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The Roman soldiers built roads and bridges
Roman military was rigid, and unflexible
Roman refused to give citizenship to loyal allies
Rome stayed isolated from other civilizations
9. How was the constitution of Rome different than the constitution of the United States?
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It created three branches of government.
It granted the king absolute power
It gave plebeians most government power.
It was an unwritten constitution.
10. "I am quite certain that . . . (Rome) would never have been able to be so great had not the immortal gods been placated."
–Cicero, from The Nature of the Gods
According to Cicero, what was the reason why Rome was so great?
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The government adopted Judaism.
They believed in only one god.
The government was a republic.
They had made the gods happy.
11. How did Augustus change the government of Rome?
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He respected the traditions of the republic.
He allowed the citizens to hold the power.
He took away most powers of the Senate.
He made the Senate more powerful.
12. Check the box of each government power according to the branch of Roman government.
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enforced the law controlled foreign policy passed the laws elected magistrates
Assemblies (check two boxes)
Senate
Magistrates
Assemblies (check two boxes)
Senate
Magistrates
13. Which male duty was seen as the most virtuous in Roman society?
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continuing the family name through sons
selling any children that were seen as unfit into slavery
owning all of the family's property
allowing their wives to participate in government
14. Which was a result of Rome having a less rugged landscape than Greece?
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Roman city-states grew in isolation from one another.
Rome was able to easily unify the whole Italian peninsula.
Roman soldiers could not move around easily.
Rome had to import grain from neighboring places.
15. How did the increasing power of military leaders help bring about the end of the republic?
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The military leaders refused to help the poor in the cities.
The military leaders freed the slaves that worked in the mines.
The military leaders forbade the poor from serving in the military.
The military leaders began to get more loyalty from soldiers than the government did.
16. What did Julius Caesar do during the time he was in control? Select two correct answers.
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He helped the poor.
He kept Rome out of wars.
He defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra
He created jobs building bridges and roads.
He set up a democratic government.
17. Short Answer Response: Answer in complete sentences.
Describe three similiarities and three differences between the United States government and the Roman republic government.
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Your answer
18. Short Answer Response: Answer in complete sentences.
How were the lives of Greek women different than the lives of Roman women?
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4 points
Your answer
19. Short Answer Response: Answer in complete sentences.
What influence did Greek and Etruscan civilizations have on the creation of the Roman Republic?
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Your answer
1. Rome became a republic because the aristocrats misused their power.
2. The measure that best demonstrates the Romans' fear of officials gaining too much power is the limit on time in office.
3. Common citizens in Roman society lived in cramped apartments in shabby buildings in Rome and worked dangerous jobs in mines. Enslaved people served as servants to wealthy Romans and rented land from wealthy landowners.
4. The tribunes of the plebs were powerful in Roman government because they could veto any law or action of a magistrate.
5. Roman citizens had to pay taxes, serve in the military, and serve as jurors because Romans stressed civic duty.
6. A major difference between the lives of the wealthy and the poor in Roman society was that the wealthy lived in villas while the poor lived in urban areas.
7. Assemblies of citizens and citizens electing officials and passing laws represent the democratic features of the Roman government.
8. Rome was able to expand because the Roman soldiers built roads and bridges.
9. The constitution of Rome was different from the constitution of the United States as it was an unwritten constitution.
10. According to Cicero, the reason why Rome was so great was that they had made the gods happy.
11. Augustus changed the government of Rome by respecting the traditions of the republic and taking away most powers of the Senate.
12. Assemblies enforced the law and passed the laws, while the Senate controlled foreign policy. Magistrates elected officials.
13. Continuing the family name through sons was seen as the most virtuous male duty in Roman society.
14. A result of Rome having a less rugged landscape than Greece was that Rome was able to easily unify the whole Italian peninsula.
15. The increasing power of military leaders helped bring about the end of the republic because the military leaders began to get more loyalty from soldiers than the government did.
16. Julius Caesar helped the poor and created jobs building bridges and roads during his time in control.
17. Three similarities between the United States government and the Roman republic government include having a system of checks and balances, having elected officials, and having a separation of powers. Three differences include the United States having a written constitution while Rome had an unwritten constitution, the United States having a president as the head of state while Rome had consuls, and the United States having a bicameral legislature while Rome had a unicameral legislature.
18. The lives of Greek women were different than the lives of Roman women as Greek women had limited rights and were expected to manage the household, while Roman women had more freedom and could own property and participate in public life.
19. Greek and Etruscan civilizations had influences on the creation of the Roman Republic, such as the adoption of Greek gods and religious practices, the Etruscans influencing Roman architecture and engineering, and the Greek concept of democracy influencing the development of the Roman government.