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a political alliance of three people
a) Apennines
b) Legion
c) Triumvirate
d) Etruscans

a people that played a major role in shaping Roman civilization; thought to be the first rulers in Ancient Rome
a) Julius Caesar
b) Etruscans
c) patrician
d) dictator

a form of government in which its citizens vote for its leader
a) Dictatorship
b) Repbulic
c) Democracy
d) Democratic-Republic

the Latin word for “I forbid”
a) Veto
b) Rejection
c) Apennines
d) Legion

an artisan, shopkeeper, or owner of a small farm
a) patrician
b) Triumvirate
c) plebeian
d) dictator

a wealthy landowner
a) patrician
b) Etruscans
c) Triumvirate
d) plebeian

a ruler with complete control over the state
a) dictator
b) plebeian
c) Legion
d) Triumvirate

Adopted around 451 B.C., Rome’s first code of law was called the
a) Forum
b) New Roman Law.
c) Rule of Law.
d) Twelve Tables.

The fall of Rome began with poor leadership, attacks by invaders, and
a) a declining economy.
b) an evil emperor.
c) an overabundance of food.
d) earthquakes.

The new capital of the Roman Empire was Constantinople, which was formerly the city of
a) Alexandria
b) Byzantium
c) Carthage
d) Rome

The members of Rome’s Second Triumvirate were Lepidus, Antony, and
a) Cincinnatus
b) Cicero.
c) Octavian
d) Cleopatra

As Roman emperor, who moved the empire’s capital to Constantinople?
a) Alaric
b) Constantine
c) Diocletian
d) Theodosius

In A.D. 410 this Visigoth leader captured the city of Rome.
a) Alaric
b) Augustulus
c) Theodoric
d) Odoacer

a mountain range that runs the length of Italy
a) Alps
b) Andes
c) Rockies
d) Apennines

military hero and Rome’s most famous leader; part of the first triumvirate
a) Julius Caesar
b) Octavian
c) Marcus Antonious
d) Etruscans

a group of 6,000 soldiers
a) Etruscans
b) Legion
c) dictator
d) patricians

The river that Rome was located near, that provided fresh water and the ability to travel for trade is the
a) Nile
b) Euphrates
c) Danube
d) Tiber

This emperor acknowledged Christianity as a religion in the Roman Empire, ending the persecution of Christians.
a) Dioclecian
b) Octavian
c) Constantine
d) Commodus

This name was given to Octavian by the senate, which meant “highly respected”.
a) Julius
b) Augustus
c) Agustulus
d) Romulus

Ancient Rome was located in the middle of the Italian _______________________
a) River
b) Island
c) Peninsula
d) Desert

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