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I served as a dictator in Rome for 2-3 months and then quietly retired to my farm.
Cicero
Hadrian
Cincinnatus
Julius Caesar
2
What is displayed about Rome in this picture?
The flooding of arenas for naval battles
The innovation with domed cielings
Their revolution in bridge building due to concrete
Their ability to have bath houses and remain clean
3
Which social class included those who owned land and could participate in politics?
Tribunes
Proletarians
Patricians
Plebeians
4
Which of these people converted on his death bed to Christianity, solidifying its hold in Rome?
Titus
Theodosius
Constantine
Diocletian
5
What is a belief that is considered to go against the traditional belief system?
Laity
Heresy
Clergy
Orthodox
6
Which of these was NOT borrowed from the Etruscans?
Roman Gods and Goddesses
A focus on cities
The shorter Toga
Monogamous relationships
7
Which of these was NOT an internal problem with Rome as it was falling?
Increased alcoholism, gladiator fights, and prostitution
Lack of interest in politics and corrupt leadership
Massive inflation and devaluing of the money
Increase in Roman Roads, which allowed barbarians to come in
8
Who had an incredible navy that Rome copied to eventually win the first Punic War?
Phoenicians
Carthage
Greece
Punicia
9
Which of these is NOT a reason why Christianity spread so fast?
The religion was accessible to every social class and gender
Roman roads and communication allowed for it to spread
It was monotheistic, which was the norm at the time
The ideas of salvation and a great afterlife were appealing
10
Who are the "non-Jews" that converted to Christianity in large numbers?
Laity
Gentiles
Rabbis
Eucharist
11
What is "virtus?"
The two heads of state in the Roman Republic
The ancient Greek philosophy "don't worry be happy"
The day Julius Caesar was assassinated
The Roman ideal that includes manliness and courage
12
This was a set of laws that applied only to Roman citizens.
The Sabine Sectorate
The Code of Augustus
Twelve Tables
Senatus Popolusque Romanus
13
What was the social structure in Rome where the male was the dominant leader of the family?
Patron
Paterfamilias
Client
Materfamilias
14
Who made the army a "profession" and made his soldiers loyal to himself rather than Rome?
Crassus
Marius
Pompey
Sulla
15
Where did early Christians meet?
House Churches
Roman Forums
Orthodox Churches
Baptismal Pools
16
Who brought "urbanization" to the Italian Peninsula in the 800s BCE?
Greeks
Etruscans
Visigoths
Gauls
17
Which tribe invaded the outskirts, which then forced other tribes into Rome?
Visigoths
Huns
Vandals
Ostrogoths
18
Which emperor was seen as incredibly perverse, and one of the worst in Roman history?
Augustus
Claudius
Tiberius
Caligula
19
What emperor is rumored to have played the harp on a hillside as he watched Rome burn in 64 AD?
Caligula
Nero
Commodus
Nerva
20
Who invaded Rome with Elephants in the 2nd Punic War & was maybe the greatest general ever?
Themistocles
Hamilcar Barca
Hannibal
Scipio Africanus
21
Which of these legends is associated with Rome becoming a Republic in 509 BCE?
Rape of Lucretia
The Aenid
Rape of the Sabine Women
The story of Romulus and Remus
22
Which of these is a reason why Julius Caesar came to power?
The plebeians were fed up with the corruption of the Senate
He was the richest and oldest man in Rome
He defeated the Gauls, then used them as mercenaries
He took over after defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra
23
What is the term for non-Romans adopting Roman culture?
Greco-Roman
Corpus Juris Civilis
Isis
Romanization
24
Why was Julius Caesar Assassinated?
Romans in the city of Rome thought he was too cocky
The people wanted him killed for his land reform policies
The senate disagreed with his expansion of Rome into Egypt
The senate thought he was going to eliminate their positions
25
Which emperor hoped to save the empire by dividing it in half, but ultimately hurt it?
Constantine
Diocletian
Pontius Pilate
Theodosius
26
Which of these is NOT a reason why Paul is one of the most influential leaders in Christianity?
He traveled, spreading the "good news" in Roman territories
He promoted the conversion of the Jewish population only
He is one of the most well-respected people in Christianity
He wrote a lot of the New Testament of the Bible
27
What is this structure?
Concrete Bridge
City Wall
Wealthy pipeline
Aqueduct
28
We tried to take back land from large land owners to give to the landless & poor Romans.
Lotti Fundia and Westin Roma
Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius
Ptolemy and Galen
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
29
Why was Jesus a threat to Rome?
He claimed to be the son of God, which had never been done
He directly challenged the authority by promoting war
He was declaring that the Bible was not a valid text
He advocated peace and an upheaval of the Roman social order
30
What civilization made this?
Carthage
Han
Etruscans
Rome
31
These large estates dominated the Southern parts of Italy, and used a lot of slave labor.
Livy
Latifundia
Domus
Insulae
32
What was the 200 year attempt for the plebeians to gain more rights in the republic?
The Peasant War
The Pontificate Maximus
The Struggle of the Orders
The Patron-Client War
33
Which of these men was NOT one of the 5 good emperors?
Antonius Pius
Septimus Severus
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
34
The "wealthier" person that supported a lower class person in business and social relationships
Laity
Patron
Client
Romanization
35
What is a triumvirate?
The way Cleopatra gained power
A group of three leaders
The Pax Romana
Emperors who take too much power
36
What is this image associated with?
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius
The role disease played in the fall of Rome
The lack of sanitation at the end of the Roman Empire
The importance of baptism in Christian theology
37
Who was revered for building this?
Hadrian
Nero
Augustus
Vespasian
38
Which of these is the "largest" but most important organizing group in the Roman military?
Legion
Century
Cohort
Tent Group
39
Why was Augustus able to take power as Emperor?
He reformed the senate and continued Caesar's ideas
He married a powerful woman so he could have the throne
He eliminated the senate altogether and took ultimate power
He invested in marble and great architecture
40
Who is the "barbarian" who led a rebellion against Rome, and took Londinium before her defeat?
Agrippina
Antigone
Livia
Boudica
41
This proclaimed the official tolerance of Christianity in Rome, signed by Constantine.
Mishnah Talmud
Edict of Milan
Ius Gentium
Twelve Tables
