Which of the following is not a reason for the Romans' drive for expansion and acquisition of new territory?
(1 point)
Responses
A growing population base
A growing population base
The need for land grants for the plebeians
The need for land grants for the plebeians
A noncompetitive ethic among the patricians
A noncompetitive ethic among the patricians
The patricians' need to acquire more property to give to their sons
The patricians' need to acquire more property to give to their sons
A noncompetitive ethic among the patricians
What system allowed the Romans to settle conflict by compromise?
(1 point)
Responses
A system of trial by jury
A system of trial by jury
A system of written laws
A system of written laws
A system of unwritten, but understood, laws
A system of unwritten, but understood, laws
A system of laws of precedent
A system of laws of precedent
The Gauls inhabited most of modern-day ___________.
(1 point)
Responses
England
England
Turkey
Turkey
France
France
Scotland
France
Which of the following is NOT one of the new military methods that allowed Rome to conquer all of Italy and achieve the first political unification of the peninsula?
(1 point)
Responses
The javelin
The javelin
Cavalry
Cavalry
Organized infantry
Organized infantry
Plebeian uprising
Plebeian uprising
Plebeian uprising
What is a maniple?
(1 point)
Responses
A small, tightly disciplined infantry group
A small, tightly disciplined infantry group
A type of javelin
A type of javelin
A Roman political leader
A Roman political leader
A name for the full Roman army
A small, tightly disciplined infantry group
Compared to other ancient peoples, the Romans were ______________ in granting citizenship to freed slaves.
(1 point)
Responses
Generous
Generous
Unwilling
Unwilling
Slow
Slow
The same
Generous
Early Rome began as a small city ruled by which peoples?
(1 point)
Responses
the Gauls
the Gauls
The Etruscans
The Etruscans
The Greeks
The Greeks
The French
The French
The Etruscans
Rome was able to expand, in part, because it was ______________ in contrast to its enemies.
(1 point)
Responses
Rich
Rich
Politically stable
Politically stable
Stronger
Stronger
Kinder
Kinder
Stronger
Who demanded written code of law?
(1 point)
Responses
Patricians
Patricians
All Romans
All Romans
Etruscans
Etruscans
Plebeians
Patricians
Choose the best answer. What would be a benefit of the Romans having a developed system of written laws?
(1 point)
Responses
The system would allow more people to be punished.
The system would allow more people to be punished.
The system would allow less people to be punished.
The system would allow less people to be punished.
The system would provide structure and allow laws to be enforced more fairly.
The system would provide structure and allow laws to be enforced more fairly.
There was no benefit of having a developed system of written laws.