World History Chapter 6 Test: Rome

Who were the wealthy Roman land owners that were considered the nobility of Ancient Rome? 

Roman military unit that consisted of a heavily armored infantry: 

Ancient name for France, conquered by the Roman Empire: 

The triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey ruled Rome for ten years before _____________. 

Roman capital in 324 A.D. formally Byzantium: 

Vast outdoor arena in Rome where chariot races were the main attraction. 

Legislation signed by Constantine that ended persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire: 

Ancient Roman coins: 

Who was emperor who divided the Roman Empire in half and ruled the Eastern portion? 

Roman commoners, including farmers, merchants, and artisans: 

Leader of the Huns at the height of the Hun Empire.  

Professional officers in the Roman military: 

One of the assassins of Julius Caesar that was his friend and also his political enemy: 

First Roman emperor to convert to Christianity

Roman law codes that were hung in the forum 

Volcano that erupted in 79 A.D. destroying neighboring cities: 

Italian city buried by a volcano in 79 A.D. 

Which emperor built a defensive wall across Britain marking the border of the empire? 

Military leader of Carthage in the Second Punic War: 

Roman officials elected from the plebeians to speak for their interests: 

What river was the city of Rome built on? 

Form of government where people elect their leaders: 

The Flavian Amphitheatre is popularly known as the: 

Large Roman plantations: 

German chief who captured Rome in 476 A.D. and proclaimed himself king of Italy: 

Emperor Theodosius made this the official religion of Rome in 395 A.D. 

His pizza was the extra most bestest. 

The first Roman emperor, who was given the title “The Exalted One”: 

The city of Carthage was located on which continent? 

Caesar’s 365 day calendar, used in Europe until 1582 A.D.  

_______________________was not a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire. 

Roman enemy in the Punic Wars: 

Roman leader assassinated on the Senate Floor on March 15, 44 B.C. 

Who were the mythical founders of Rome? 

In the early Roman government, who were the consuls? 

Which river separated Italy and Gaul and Julius Caesar crossed it to start a civil war? 

 A person with absolute power in the Roman Republic that was appointed during a time of crisis 

Language spoken in Ancient Rome: 

Which Roman leader formed an alliance with Cleopatra, against his former ally, Octavian? 

Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt? 

A drastic drop in the value of money accompanied by a rise in prices 

The _______were nomadic warriors from Asia who terrorized much of Europe and the Roman Empire. 

Why did Germanic peoples invade the Roman Empire? 

The Jewish Diaspora refers to____________________. 

Roman period of peace and prosperity that lasted for two hundred years: 

Trained fighters who battled in the Colosseum to entertain the public: 

Through which mountain ranges did Hannibal’s army have to travel with elephants? 

Conservative group of senators in the republic that assassinated Julius Caesar: 

When Octavian became Augustus it marked the end of five hundred years of what in Rome?