stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Ancient Rome Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Ancient Rome Review
Ancient Rome Review
34 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
46 plays
Review for 2/20/17
Flashcards
34 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
34
Answers
1
What was displayed in the Forum for both plebeians and patricians to see and follow?
The Justinian Code
Hammurabi's Code
Ten Commandments
Twelve Tables
2
What modern languages of Europe evolved from the Latin language?
Romantic languages
Latin
Romance languages
English
3
Which continent was NOT a part of the Roman Empire?
America
Europe
Africa
Asia
4
What architectural feature did Rome adopt from Greece?
aqueducts
bridges
roads
columns
5
Which branch of the Roman Republic was primarily elected by the plebeians?
Checks and Balances
Assemblies and Tribunes
Senate
Magistrates
6
Who was the founder of Christianity whose teachings are the principles beliefs of the religion?
Jesus
Peter
Paul
John
7
Who did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?
Greece
the Persians
Alexander the Great
Carthage
8
Who divided the Roman Empire into two parts?
Constantine
Justinian
Diocletian
Trajan
9
What city was coined "New Rome" and became the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Naples
Carthage
Rome
10
Who assassinated Julius Caesar?
Augustus Caesar
the plebeians
his father
members of the Senate
11
Rome was able to control what sea after defeating Hannibal and Carthage?
Baltic Sea
Dead Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
12
The time period directly after the fall of the Roman Empire was known as the:
Dark Ages
Renaissance
Classical Ages
Middle Ages
13
Who were the plebeians?
the commoners of Rome
Senate members
the magistrates
wealthy elite
14
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Octavia
Augustus
Trajan
Justinian
15
What group of kings made of the monarchy that ruled Rome until 509 BC?
Greeks
Trajans
Etrsucans
Caesars
16
Who were the two highest officials who oversaw the armies and ran the city?
tribune
consuls
Senate
magistrate
17
Which event did NOT take place during the Roman Empire?
Dividing of the Roman Empire
ending of the Roman Republic
the Justinian Code
Augustus becomes emperor
18
Which word best describes mythology?
polytheistic
monotheistic
19
Which emperor built a large wall in the Roman province of Britannia?
Augustus
Nero
Trajan
Hadrian
20
What accomplishment helped to solve the problem of bringing fresh water into the Roman Empire?
arches
aqueducts
Roman baths
roads
21
What is the term for the body of stories about Greek and Roman gods?
stories
literature
epics
mythology
22
What is Rome's 206 years of peace known as?
Latin language
Aqueducts
Pax Romana
Peace Out, Boy Scout
23
What allowed for the building of massive structures, like aqueducts or the Colosseum?
columns
arches
aqueducts
roads
24
On what peninsula was the capital of the Roman Empire located?
Etruscan
Italian
Iberian
Latin
25
What played the biggest role in helping communication within the Roman Republic?
armies
roads
town gossips
merchants
26
What accomplishment allowed for trade, travel, and ideas to spread more quickly?
statues
roads
harbors
literature
27
What architectural achievement allowed for bigger enclosed buildings?
statues
literature
roads
domes
28
Which branch of the Republic was initially most powerful?
Checks and balances
Assemblies
Tribunes
Senate
29
What social group dominated the Roman Republic?
farmers
plebeians
women
patricians
30
What ancient Language/alphabet forms the basis for the majority of modern languages used today?
Spanish
Etruscans
Latin
Portuguese
31
What is a republic?
kings rule
rule by few
officials are elected to represent
similar to a direct democracy
32
Which is NOT a cause of the decline and eventual fall of the Roman Empire?
foreign invasions
Hannibal's elephants
civil wars
economic costs
33
Who ruled the Roman Empire at its greatest geographical extent?
Pompey
Julius Caesar
Trajan
Justinian
34
Who were the patricians?
powerful and wealthy citizens of Rome
The Assembly members
commoners and farmers of Rome
The governors of Rome
