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(Willis) Roman Rep.1
(Willis) Roman Republic Part 1
Question | Answer |
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Italy is a ____________. | Peninsula |
The two major mountain ranges that run through Italy are the Alps and the ___________. | Apennines |
The most important effect of Italy’s climate on Rome was that it provided romans with a large __________. | food supply |
According to Roman legends, Rome’s founders descended from _______________. | Aeneas |
The Etruscans contributed to Roman society by building large temples in Rome, teaching the Romans their alphabet, & building Rome’s first __________. | sewer |
According to Roman legend, before Aeneas reached Italy, the Greeks destroyed _________ in the Trojan War. | Troy |
The most influential event in causing the patricians to change the Roman government was the Plebeians forming a council to ________ their own officials. | elect |
The most important feature in Roman politics was that _______ was divided among many different officials. | Power |
Both the Roman law of the Twelve Tables and the U.S. Constitution were written to protect people’s ____________. | rights |
If Roman laws were not written down, __________might have broken laws without knowing it. | citizens |
The Roman government had a system of __________________to keep one part of the government from becoming too strong. | checks and balances |
The center of life in ancient Rome was the _____________. | Forum |
The Roman ___________network grew because the Romans needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean. | Trade |
The most important factor in Rome’s military success during the 300s BC was the flexible organization of Rome’s ____________. | Army |