The Founding of Rome & Early Roman Society (1)
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1
Rome's location provided all of the following advantages EXCEPT?:
being central within Italy.
being located on a good harbor.
being located on a river.
being central in the Mediterranean region.
2
During the early Republic, Romans were greatly influenced by the?:
Egyptians and Persians.
Carthaginians and Sumerians.
Etruscans and Greeks.
Hittites and Babylonians.
3
A government not ruled by a monarch in which voting citizens choose their leaders is called a(n)?:
aristocracy.
tyranny.
democracy.
republic.
4
Roman religion changed as a result of?:
contact with other cultures.
the collapse of the Republic.
a loss of faith among the common people.
civil war.
5
What natural advantage did Rome offer the Etruscans who settled there?:
easily navigated rivers.
a strategic location on the Tiber River.
soil that provided better grazing land than croplands.
greater emphasis on agriculture than on fishing.
6
Which statement BEST describes society in the early Roman Republic?:
people stayed in the social class in which they were born.
society in the early Roman Republic had three main classes.
people often moved from one social class to another.
society in the early Roman Republic was democratic.
7
Roman women could do all of the following EXCEPT?:
eat with their husbands.
own property.
vote.
testify in court.
8
In Roman families, the
paterfamilias
was the?:
name for the family farm.
family council, composed of all adult males.
oldest dominant male, with near absolute power.
marriage contract between husband and wife.
9
In the early Republic, Roman society was divided into?:
patricians and plebeians.
urban and rural dwellers.
Romans and non-Romans.
citizens and slaves.
10
One reason for Rome's successful expansion was that?:
the Romans freed all slaves in conquered lands.
Roman soldiers were well trained and disciplined.
Roman legions spoke Latin.
Rome was richer than its enemies.
11
During the Roman Republic, all adult male citizens had the right to vote?:
and so there was equal representation in the Senate and Assembly.
but the votes of poor men were not counted.
and so everyone was equally powerless compared to the political power of the consuls.
but the votes were weighted so that the votes of the wealthy counted for more.