Chapter 8 Roman Quiz Name: _____________________________ 1. What continent is Rome located on? _______________________ 2. What is the mountain range located at the northern part of Italy? ______________________ 3. What river was the city of Rome founded on? ______________________ 4. A government that elects its officials by voting & the early Roman government was a ___________________. 5. The wealthy, upper class, large land owning people of early Rome were the __________________. 6. The middle/lower class, small farm owners, artisans, & shopkeepers were the __________________. 7. Why was the class mentioned in questions #6 unhappy? ____________________________________ 8. The leaders of the Roman Republic were called ______________________. 9. The government position much like our judges in the Roman Republic were called ________________. 10. The name of the Roman Republic’s law making body was the ______________________. 11. Which class of people were only allowed to hold government positions in the early Roman Republic? ______________________ 12. How did the lower class obtain the right to hold government positions? __________________________ 13. The ___________________________ were the 1st laws written down in the Roman Republic. 14. Roman dictators only came to power in times of _________________________. 15. Why did the 1st punic war begin? ________________________________________ 16. Who were the 2 sides that fought in all 3 Punic Wars? _____________________________________ 17. How was the 1st Punic war fought? ___________________________ 18. Who won the 1st Punic War? _________________________ 19. Major general of the Carthage army during the 2nd Punic War was ________________________. 20. Major general of the Roman army during the 2nd Punic War was __________________________. 21. What mountain range did the Carthage general lead his troops over to attack Rome? _____________ 22. Why was the 2nd Punic War fought? ___________________________________________________ 23. How did the Romans defeat Carthage in the 2nd Punic War? ________________________________ 24. Why was the 3rd Punic War fought? ___________________________________________________ 25. What was the result of the 3rd Punic War? ______________________________________________