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?
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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? ______________________________________________