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Rome Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a system of government in which officials are chosen by the people | republic |
| Romans thought a republic would keep an individual from gaining too much.... | power |
| a system of government in which officials are chosen by the people | republic |
| Romans thought a republic would keep an individual from gaining too much.... | power |
| Italy's location in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea helped ....expand | Rome |
| these 300 members of senate were of landholding upper class | patricians |
| they were elected by senators and had to supervise the businesses of government and command the army | consuls |
| In the event of a war, Rome could choose a ruler who had complete control over a government called a... | dictator |
| plebeians could elect these officials to veto laws and help protect their rights in sentate | tribunes |
| basic unit of the Roman Army made up of about 5,000 soldiers | legion |
| the farmers, merchants, artisans and traders that made up Roman population | plebeians |
| The defeated Roman enemies had to acknowledge Roman leadership, pay taxes, and supply | soldiers for Rome |
| Roam laws that were inscribed on 12 tablets and posted in marketplace | The Twelve Tables |
| leader of Carthaginian Army | Hannibal |
| plebeians could elect these officials to veto laws and help protect their rights in sentate | tribunes |
| basic unit of the Roman Army made up of about 5,000 soldiers | legion |
| The defeated Roman enemies had to acknowledge Roman leadership, pay taxes, and supply | soldiers for Rome |
| The wars Rome fought with Carthage over land from 264 B.C. to 146 B.C. | Punic Wars |
| leader of Carthaginian Army that led an attack on Rome through the Alps from the north | Hannibal |
| the final battle between Carthage and Rome that sent Hannibal back to homeland defeated | Battle of Zama |
| the result of the second battle of Punic Wars was... | Rome masters of western Mediterranean |