Roman Numerals
IV
4
Which two seas is Rome near?
Adriatic and Mediterranean
When Roman law was written down, what was it called?
The Twelve Tables
Name three branches within the Roman government.
senate, consuls, tribunes
XLIX
49
What was good about the mountains?
protection
Which two classes existed in Rome? Which one of those was rich and which one was poor?
The Patricians were rich and the Plebeians were poor.
Which branch of the Roman Republic had only Plebeians?
tribunes
CCLXXIII
273
What was good about inactive volcanoes?
The ash helped keep the land fertile.
Why were the Plebeians upset about the laws the Patricians created? (Either of two answers is correct.)
1. They didn't have a say in creating the laws.
2. The laws weren't written down yet they were still expected to follow them.
How was the democracy of Rome different than the democracy of Athens? Explain.
In Athens, they had a direct democracy where everyone who could vote voted on every law. In Rome, they had a representative democracy where the people voted on who would represent them.
MMCMXCVIII
2,998
Name three things the Romans used grapes for.
wine, trade, disinfectant
What did the Plebeians do to get their rights?
They went on strike.
What does "veto power" mean and which group in the Roman Republic had that power over another?
It means the power to cancel out the vote on putting a law into place. The consuls had this power over the senate.