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CMS 7th SS
Chamberlain Middle School 7th Grade SS Unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In geographic terms, Italy is | a peninsula |
| In what way was the Twelve Tables similar to the US Constitution | They were both written to protect people's rights |
| The center of life in ancient Rome was the | Forum |
| One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans | needed to bring in food from other parts of the Mediterranean |
| Which event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman Republic's government | Sulla named himself dictator |
| In terms of importance to Rome's growth, which effect of Italy's climate would you rank first | It provied Romans with a large food supply |
| Which of the following is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Roman nobles had not overthrown their last king? | Rome would have had more Kings after him |
| Romans who were magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both | could serve for only one year |
| Many nearby countries declared war on Rome because thery | were threatened by Rome's power |
| What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics | Romans saw violence could be used as a political weapon |
| After Caesars's rule, Octavian | worked to capture Caesar's killers |
| Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow | Rome's armies to travel through the empire |
| Which of the following is the main reason why the Roman language spread to the farthest parts of the empire | The Romans conducted business in their language |
| which of the following best describes why many people became Jesus's followers | He traveled and taught them about his ideas |
| The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons except | disease |
| Which word best describes the Roman approach to science and engineering | practical |
| What effect did the occupation of Judea have on the Roman empire | It caused the Jews to rebel against Roman rule |
| What effect did Theodora have on the riots in AD 532 | She helped the emperor put an end to the uprisings |
| What role does the system of checks and balances play in the United States | It prevents each branch from overpowering the others |
| What is one similarity between Christmas and Easter | Neither is based on an exact date in history |
| According to legend, Aeneas came to Rome from | Troy |
| Rome's last three kings were | Etruscan |
| Rome Fought the Punic Wars against | Carthage |
| When Rome conqured ______________ they adopted much of the culture of the people who lived there | Greece |
| Between 58 and 50 BC Julius Caesar conquered nearly all of | Gaul |
| A government in which people elect their leaders | republic |
| Rulers with almost absolute power | dictators |
| Rome's common people | plebeins |
| Noble, powerful citizens of Rome | patrictians |
| Rome's most powerful magistrates | consuls |
| A council of weathy and powerful Romans who advised the city's leaders | Senate |
| Rome's public meeting place | Forum |
| Consiting of three parts | tripartite |
| The reason something is done | primary |
| A person who is a public speaker | orator |
| Outlying areas that Rome controlled | provinces |
| A legal system based on a written code of laws | civil law |
| A famous Roman poet | Ovid |
| Punishing a group because of its beliefs | persecution |
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