7th+grade+Study+Guide



__**7th Grade Study Guide**__

1. Why did the Romans create a system of government with three different branches with checks and balances? What were the pros and cons?

2. Who were the Patricians and Plebeians? What were some of their differences?

3. What was the Law of 12 Tables? Why was this an important development in the Roman Republic?

4. Why did the Romans sometimes want someone to be dictator? How long could someone be dictator?

5. What were the powers and limits of the magistrates?

6. What were the powers and limits of the Senate?

7. What were the powers and limits of the Tribunes?

8. Which branch had the most power?

9. Who was involved in the Punic Wars? What was the result?

10. How did Rome expand the Republic? Which places did it conquer? What was its policy in those places?

11. Know the following terms and what they did/ why they are significant: Spartacus Marius Sulla The Gracchi Hannibal Conflict of the Orders Paterfamilias

12. What were characteristics of Roman society? Why were they important?

13. Why was the property requirement removed to join the military? Was this good or bad for Rome?

14. What causes led to the fall of the Roman Republic?

15. How is Roman government similar to that of Korea or the USA? Explain.

16. Why is republican government so widely used in the world today?

17. Why was republican government considered revolutionary during ancient times?

18. What are the differences and similarities between Greece’s Direct Democracy and Rome’s Republic? Cite at least three.

19. What are similarities and differences between Rome and Greece? Exclude government.