5 Written Questions

1. According to legend, twin Brothers, descendants of Aeneas, put in basket in Tiber River to drown, rescued And raised by wolves, adopted by shephard, built city to mark where they were rescued, Remus made fun of Romulus' idea so Romulus killed him and named city Rome after himself, became first king of Rome
2. Common people, craftspeople, peasants, traders, workers, majority of population, No say in government and wanted change, eventually gained right to participate in government, became traders and rich
3. Elected officials were from small group of wealthy and powerful men, they held all power, other people had little or no say in how the republic was run
4. Mountains that run the length of Italy, made it hard to cross from one side to another
5. In Rome, they served for only 6 months so they would not abuse their power

5 Matching Questions

1. Physical Features of Italy
2. Aeneid
3. Mount Vesuvius
4. Why Rome had dictators
5. Dictator definition

1. a There were difficult wars with other people in the region, Romans were losing and wanted strong leaders
2. b Epic poem written by Virgil that tells story of Aeneas' long and dangerous journey from Troy to Italy
3. c Volcanic mountain in Italy
4. d Ruler with absolute power
5. e Mountains and hills, cities built on hills by rivers

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Government where people elect leaders to govern themselves, the US is an example of one
   1. Roman republic
   2. Roman kings
   3. Dictator definition
   4. Republic definition
2. A peninula in southern Europe that looks like a boot sticking out into the Mediterranean Sea
   1. Alps
   2. Aeneid
   3. Rome
   4. Italy
3. Stories
   1. Plebians
   2. Aeneas
   3. Legends
   4. Aeneid
4. Last Roman king was cruel and had many people killed, including his own advisors
   1. Why Rome had dictators
   2. Why Rome changed government
   3. Why Romans wanted to get rid of monarchy
   4. Why Rome was not a democracy
5. Like California, warm, dry summers and mild, rainy winters, grapes, olives fruits grow there
   1. Climate of Italy
   2. Patricians
   3. Italy
   4. Plebians

5 True/False Questions

1. Patricians → Nobles, wealthy powerful citizens, Small minority of population, controlled government since they were the only ones who could be elected, could not be traders

   True        False

2. Aeneas → Epic poem written by Virgil that tells story of Aeneas' long and dangerous journey from Troy to Italy

   True        False

3. Rome → Main city of Italy, built by Tiber River forfresh water and on 7 hills, for defense, plentiful food crops because of climate

   True        False

4. History of Rome → Main city of Italy, built by Tiber River forfresh water and on 7 hills, for defense, plentiful food crops because of climate

   True        False

5. Cincinnati → City in Ohio named after Cincinnatus

   True        False