The Development of the Roman Republic (1)

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1	By 494 BCE, plebeians got more of a voice in the government of Rome by?:
		calling a special election and voting the senate out of office.
		raising their own army and declaring a civil war.
		assassinating key senators.
		refusing to serve in the army and leaving the city.


2	The military power that expanded Roman rule was based primarily on?:
		the Greek phalanx with a wall of shields.
		legions of heavily armed soldiers on foot.
		a permanent army of professional soldiers.
		rapidly moving cavalry units.


3	In the early Roman Republic, the consuls?:
		were always plebeians.
		were chosen by the emperor.
		administered laws and controlled the military.
		were less powerful than the tribunes.


4	A major cause of the Punic Wars was the?:
		ambition of Julius Caesar to rule Rome.
		rivalry between Roman generals.
		competition for power between Rome and Carthage.
		growth of Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.


5	During Rome's wars of expansion, plebeians demanded the right to?:
		have a greater role in government.
		settle in Sicily.
		fight in the army.
		become Christians.


6	A person who has complete control over the government, army, and citizens of a country is called a?:
		dictator.
		consul.
		senator.
		mercenary.


7	To protect themselves against unjust treatment by patrician officials, the plebeians elected their own officials, called?:
		praetors.
		consuls.
		tribunes.
		censors.


8	Hannibal's strategy for defeating Rome was to?:
		defeat the Roman navy.
		invade Italy by crossing the Alps.
		invade Italy by sea.
		fight the Roman army in Africa.


9	Why did Rome take such harsh actions against Carthage after the death of Hannibal?:
		they used Carthage as an example for the rest of the Mediterranean world.
		they wanted to prove their power.
		Carthage broke the terms of peace.
		they saw Carthage as a continued rival.


10	An important result of the Punic Wars was?:
		the death of Hannibal.
		the rise of Julius Caesar to power.
		more extensive contacts between Rome and Greece.
		the defeat of Britain by Rome.


11	A major contribution of the Roman Republic to Western Europe was the?:
		idea of government by just laws.
		belief in democracy.
		rejection of the concept of slavery.
		start of the Industrial Revolution.