The roman republic practice

7. which is evidence that rome was a patriarchal society?

a. there was an established religion.

b. women were allowed to vote.

c. men ruled over their families.

d. the poor were tenant farmers.

8. which was a result of augustus ending the civil wars and taking power?

a.
the republic's democracy flourished.

b.
the republic had become an empire.

c.
the republic's military grew weak.

d.
the new empire grew poor and weak.

9. which was the most important role of a woman in roman society?

a.
to attend parties and theater

b.
to influence public decisions

c.
to bear and raise children

d.
to serve as the head of the family

10. which was a reason the roman republic fell? select all that apply.

a.
there was a gap between rich and poor.

b.
rome lost the punic wars.

c.
there was a reduction in slave labor.

d.
conflict led to a long civil war.

e.
soldiers were loyal to their government.

11. which of the following does the u. s. government share in common with the ancient government of the roman republic? select all that apply.

a.
separation of powers

b.
written constitutions

c.
checks and balances

d.
one year term limit

e.
consuls who serve as judges

13. use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.
rome’s location gave it a natural advantage because

14. use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.
after winning civil wars, the military commanders sulla and, later, caesar

15. how did life change for rome’s poor as landowners and employers brought in more slaves as cheap labor?

a.
jobs became easier to find.

b.
there was more land to farm.

c.
relationships with landowners improved.

d.
farmers were forced to seek jobs in the city.

7. C . Men ruled over their families.  

A society, is considered as patriarchal if a certain gender hold the most dominant status over the other. In roman society, the women in the household are required to be completely obedient to the men of the household. The men even had the right to impose punishment to the wives if they displeased the men.

8. B . The republic had become an empire.

Not long after taking the power, Augustus created Constitutional reforms of Augustus. These reforms take the power from the representatives and make Augustus rise up as the supreme leader in roman society. This marked the end of roman republic and marked the beginning of Roman empire.

9.C.  to bear and raise children

The women in roman society were banned from leaving the household without the permission of the husband. Their main duty involved managing how the chores being done in the household (if the women were nobles, they had the right to give orders to the servants) and to take care and give education to the children.

10. A. There was a gap between rich and poor.

D. Conflict led to a long civil war.

At that time, the representatives who ruled over smaller states did a corrupt practices by taking away the taxation money given by the citizens into their own pocket. This helped created gap between the rich (who are close to the government) and the poor.

Each small states also tend to support different person for the position for the thrones. Because of this, ongoing civil war often occurred in roman republic.

11. A.  separation of powers

C.   checks and balance

The way we manage our government today implement some of the characteristics of the roman government. The roman government was also known to separate their executive and legislative part of their government so they can maintain checks and balance by limiting each other's influence.

13. It could not be Attacked by seagoing ships.  

Rome's location was surrounded by hills and mountain. These hills and mountains serves as a natural fortress that protect Rome from sea attacks. In order to conquer Rome, the enemy need to deploy infantry to walk around the mountain and initiate attack to the capital.

14. Made themselves Dictators

After winning the wars, they created laws that make their decisions becomes supremacy (cannot be toppled by any law). This granted them the ability to remove the people who refuse to support their decisions from their position or to execute them.

15. D. Farmers were forced to seek jobs in the city.

Since the slaves completely replaced the farmers, they no longer had any means to obtain an income from the rural area. Because of this, the farmers decided to seek jobs in the city. (either as artists, blacksmiths, food sellers, or as soldiers)

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