Ancient Rome Assessment

Due: Friday, Dec 19, 2014

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Name______________________

You can find all the handouts given in class online (in the folder Ive created for our class) or in the big white binder
near Mr. Ackermans class if you need another copy.
You can find the textbook online as well http://jmcentarfer.tripod.com/textbook.htm
Please check handwriting, spelling, punctuation and formatting before submitting your work. Make sure your name
is on your papers. If its very difficult for me to read, I will not read it.
Good luck!

Part I (50 points)

To what extent do you think the Roman Republic was democratic? Make sure to use historical
evidence to support your argument! You must include details from the documents by Polybuis
and Ward. Additionally, you can include information from other handouts or the textbook that
helps support your argument.

Part II (Choose 10 out of 12; 5 points each; total 50 points)

Write at least two sentences for each answer. Provide details.
1. What is a republic?

2. What were the three elements of government in the Roman Republic?

3. What was their function and how did they balance each other?

4. What were the Twelve Tables and what was their significance?

5. Who were the patricians and who were the plebeians? How were they similar or different?
What influence did they have on political/legal developments in Ancient Rome?

6. Who was Julius Caesar and what influence did he have on political/legal developments in
Ancient Rome?

7. What changes occurred when the Roman Republic became the Roman Empire?

8. What was the Pax Romana? How did it impact the Roman Empire?

9. Describe how Constantine tried to reform the Empire.

10. Identify the factors that led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.

11. Identify the four periods of Ancient Roman power.

12. Describe the boundaries of the Roman Empire at its peak.