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What is the former name of France?
Gaul
Roman historian who eased Plebeian revolt
Livy
Woman who saved the Byzantine Empire
Theodora
Pantheon
Ash covered this city in AD 79
Pompeii
Legendary founder(s) of Rome
Romulus and Remus
Political alliance of three people
triumvirate
Rome enslaved 50,000 Carthaginians
Punic Wars
Latin word for "I forbid"
veto
Military hero and Rome's most famous hero
Julius Caesar
Which of the following helped increase Roman trade?
A. Livy's speeches
B. The Punic Wars
C. Hannibal's invasion
D. Roman currency
D. Roman currency
The nobility and law making segment of the Roman Republic were the
A. Patricians
B. Plebeians
C. Consuls
D. Artisans
A. patricians
A. Representatives
B. Aristocrats
C. Emperors
D. Council members
A. Representatives
Adopted around 451 BC, Rome's first code of law was called what?
A. Twelve Tables
B. New Roman Laws
C. Code of Hammurabi
D. Rule of Law
A. Twelve Tables
What did the government take in order to know how many people to tax?
A. an aerial photograph
B. a survey
C. a facsimile
D. a census
D. a census
A. Greece
B. Phoenicia
C. Sicily
D. Carthage
D. Carthage
Rome was too large and must be divided; this idea is the legacy of which emperor?
A. Pilot
B. Diocletian
C. Justinian
D. Augustus
B. Diocletian
A Roman farmer, tradesperson, or craftsperson was known as what?
A. Civilian
B. Plebeian
C. Native
D. Denizen
B. Plebeian
Which of the following is NOT a legacy or achievement of the Roman Republic?
A. system of roads
B. the calendar
C. invention of the trireme
D. architecture and engineering
C. invention of the trireme
Which geographic feature was ancient Rome's best defense against invaders?
A. oceans
B. hills and mountains
C. rivers
D. plains
B. hills and mountains
The honor of first bishop of Rome went to which friend of Jesus?
A. Saul
B. Peter
C. Paul
D. Levi
B. Peter
How did Caesar's dictatorship change the Roman way of life?
A. It brought peace to Rome
B. It began the Roman republic
C. It brought poverty
D. It founded democracy
B. It began the Roman republic
What event helped found the Roman Republic?
A. Mud huts along the Tiber
B. Twin brothers founded it
C. The Etruscans were driven out
D. The threat of plebeian revolt
D. the threat of Plebeian revolt
How was Julius Caesar seen by his army and the lower class?
A. As a landowner
B. As a leader
C. As a priest
D. As a hero
D. As a hero
Citizens have the right to vote for government officials in a ________
A. Parliament
B. Communist state
C. Republic
D. Dominion
C. Republic