Download Review Sheet for Chapter 3-4 Part 1 The most powerful lawmaking

Review Sheet for Chapter 3-4 Part 1
1. The most powerful lawmaking body of the Roman government which had 300
members: SENATE
2. A government which has the people represented by elected officials: REPUBLIC
3. The first king of Rome: ROMULUS
4. Two elected officials who commanded the army and enforced the laws: CONSULS
5. This word means “I forbid”: VETO
6. This wealthy land-owner was descended from the original inhabitants of Rome:
PATRICIANS
7. This guy was an elected official who protected the rights of the plebeians: TRIBUNE
8. A poor Roman citizen who usually was a farmer: PLEBEIAN
9. A group of 6000 soldiers: LEGION
10. The twin founder of Rome who was killed by his brother: REMUS
11. This Roman leader had total power during times of emergency: DICTATOR
12. This group helped build Rome: ETRUSCANS Rome has this many hills: 7
13. How did the Romans treat conquered Italian people early on in the Republic: THEY
BASICALLY LEFT THEM RULE THEMSELVES BUT THEY ABSORBED
THEIR ARMY
14. In 400 B.C. were most Romans patricians or plebeians? PLEBEIANS
15. What kind of government did Rome have in 400 B.C.? REPUBLIC
16. What could one consul do to the other if they didn’t like the decision he made? VETO
IT
17. This guy served a lifetime term: SENATOR
18. This guy only served for six months: DICTATOR
19. This guy was elected for one year by certain patricians: CONSUL
20. This guy gained veto power over the Senate for the plebeians: TRIBUNE
21. This group threatened to leave Rome in 494 B.C. and start their own city:
PLEBEIANS
22. This guy was the father of Romulus and Remus: MARS
23. This guy was a Trojan War hero who sailed west to Italy and founded a city near
Rome: AENEAS
24. Give three weapons which Romans used to get inside a city’s walls: SIEGE TOWER
CATAPULT FLAMING MISSILES
25. These laws were carved in bronze and placed on the walls of public buildings:
TWELVE TABLES