Ancient Rome
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- Q1Which River is the city of Rome located on?LiffeyThamesRomulusTiber20s
- Q2What is a peninsula?land surrounded by water on 3 sidesa boat that Romans used to conquer the sealand surrounded by water on all sidessmall strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land20s
- Q3Kings are usually part of which type of government system?RepbulicDemocracyOligarchyMonarchy20s
- Q4Romans established a Republic in 509- what is a republic?a small group of wealthy landowners controls the governmentone leader controls all powers of the governmentCitizens vote to elect their leaders who represent them in governmentall citizens vote on major issues for the country30s
- Q5What is a patrician?elected leaders who protected democracywealthy landowner who inherited their power and statuscommon farmer, artisan, or merchant who made up most of Rome's citizensa religious leader in Rome30s
- Q6What is a plebeian?Roman soldierleader of Romecommon farmers, artisans, and merchant citizens with the right to votewealthy landowners who inherited power30s
- Q7What is a veto?support for a law or policy in governmenta rejection of a law or policy in government20s
- Q8What is a dictator?a person who is elected by the people during a crisisa person who limited powers during crisesa person who has absolute power, only during crises20s
- Q9Which Sea is Rome located on?Atlantic SeaBaltic SeaBlack SeaMediterranean Sea20s
- Q10Which City-State did Rome fight during the Punic Wars?CarthageGaulGreeceAthens20s
- Q11Who took hundreds of thousands of men and many war elephants through the mountains to attack Rome?Julius CaesarHannibal LecterHannibal BarcaJon Bon Jovi20s