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Romans Quiz 1
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10th Grade
10/09/2015

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___________ were wealthy Roman landowners, only class that originally could hold office, and were not a large class.
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Patricians
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The Punic Wars were between Rome and the _____________ which was originally a Phoenician colony founded in N. Africa.
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Carthage
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_____________ were the large, less wealthy farmers, merchants, artisans, and craftspeople who eventually gain some power using successio.
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Plebeians
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After using successio, the lower class were able to create the Council of ______ and elect a Tribute; however, it still left only the wealthy in charge.
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Plebs
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A government where the leader is not a monarch and a limited number of citizens can vote for representatives is called a __________.
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Republic
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In Rome there were 2 __________ or leaders that were elected every year that issued laws and lead armies into battle (usually separately) which created a check on power with no one man in control.
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Consul
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This group was made up of those that have either served as one of the 2 leaders or a judge, consisted of about 300 upper class citizens, and eventually gained large amounts of power.
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Senate
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Geographically, Rome's success may have been due to being built on 7 hills and 18 miles up the Tiber River making it easy to ___________ and ____________.
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Trade; Defend
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_____________ was a great leader during the Second Punic War that crossed the Alps with his troops and battle elephants.
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Hannibal
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Which is not a successful strategy of the Romans?
Definition
Created an Empire of one strong ruler that received power by entertaining the masses
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