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Grade 7 History - Rome - Lesson 1-1  Post Test



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Rome is similar to the modern-day United States in that they both have a legislative and executive branch of government, citizens paid taxes, and their rule-making body was called the Senate.
 

 2. 

An oligarchy is a system of government in which the citizens either participate directly in lawmaking, or elect representatives that make laws on their behalf.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 3. 

When the _______________ gained control of Rome, people started to fall into social classes.
a.
Etruscans
b.
Gauls
c.
Carthagenians
d.
Greeks
 

 4. 

In a ________________, people elect their leaders.
a.
Monarchy
b.
Senate
c.
Synod
d.
Republic
 

 5. 

Roman laws were engraved on 12 bronze tablets, known as the .
a.
Rosetta Stone
b.
Twelve Tables
c.
Tabula Rasa
d.
Hamurrabi Codex
 



 
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