Which were the major achievements of the Romans?

Building roads, creating new laws, creating the arch

Which best describes the early religion of Rome?

Gods and goddesses were similar to the ancient Greeks

What was one possible reason for the decline of the Roman Empire?

Maintaining military in distant lands and protecting trade

Who did Roman government install to represent the interests of the plebeians?

Tribunes to represent the common people of Rome

Which best describes the term Pax Romana?

Two centuries of peace beginning with the rule of Augustus

What was significant about Rome's location?

It was conducive to promoting trade

Why was the Code of Justinian important?

It organized & simplified the complex Roman legal system

What did Diocletian do when he realized the Roman Empire had grown too large?

Divided it in half, each with its own ruler

Which accurately describes traits of Christianity?

Monotheistic, Holy Bible, Jehovah, Jesus Christ

Which best explains why Constantinople became a leading world city?

It straddled Bosporus Strait/situated on two continents

For what is Augustus best remembered?

Ended the Roman Republic/established the rule of emperors

What was central to the message of Jesus, which formed the foundation of Christianity?

Love and devotion to God/all mankind is important

What was important about the geography of Italy?

Provided a buffer against invasions

In what way was the Byzantine Empire related to the Roman Empire?

It was the eastern portion of the old Roman Empire

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1
It helped the Romans use their water supply more effectively throughout the growing empire:
Building weapons
Building aqueducts
Conserving water
Purifying water
2
Which were the major achievements of the Romans?
Building roads. spreading Greek language across Europe
Building roads, creating new laws, creating the arch
Roads, building the Great Wall, creating new laws
Creating laws, conquering Americas, building roads
3
What is the basis for the "Romance Languages" and is used in science, medicine and law?
Latin
Phoenician
Greek
Roman
4
Which best describes the early religion of Rome?
Romans did not have a religion
Gods and goddesses were similar to the ancient Greeks
They were monotheistic
Gods were emperors
5
What was one possible reason for the decline of the Roman Empire?
Roman Empire had become too small to support government
Roman emperors were all insane/could not protect the people
Maintaining military in distant lands and protecting trade
Christian Church took over Rome and expelled all emperors
6
Who did Roman government install to represent the interests of the plebeians?
Patrician senators to represent the common people of Rome
A dictator to represent the common people of Rome
Consuls to represent the common people of Rome
Tribunes to represent the common people of Rome
7
Christianity is an extension of what other world religion?
Hinduism
Taoism
Buddhism
Judaism
8
Byzantine Empire helped preserve and spread the culture of which two ancient civilizations?
Egyptians and Greeks
Indian and Persian
Greeks and Romans
Romans and Chinese
9
Which best describes the term Pax Romana?
A period of unrest following the death of Augustus
A Roman newspaper dedicated to court gossip
A peace treaty made with the Etruscans
Two centuries of peace beginning with the rule of Augustus
10
What was significant about Rome's location?
It was flat and sandy
It is a landlocked nation
Has a series of island like Greece
It was conducive to promoting trade
11
The Roman Empire was responsible for the spread of __________
Hinduism
Zeus mythology
Christianity
Taoism
12
Why was the Code of Justinian important?
It created an African trade agreement
It simplified the laws for the Chinese
It created laws reflected in the Chinese government
It organized & simplified the complex Roman legal system
13
From which civilization did the Romans adopt their mythological gods?
Greeks
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Mesopotamians
14
What did Diocletian do when he realized the Roman Empire had grown too large?
Turned Rome over to the Catholic Church
Handed over power to the citizens
Removed the army from its borders
Divided it in half, each with its own ruler
15
What was the most famous example of Roman architecture that used the arch?
Globe Theatre
The Lincoln Memorial
The Parthenon
The Colosseum
16
What was the significance of Rome's geography in the Mediterranean?
Neither answer
Both answers
It promoted trade and interaction with other lands
The land and sea protected Rome from invaders
17
Which accurately describes traits of Christianity?
Polytheistic, Torah, Yahweh, Abraham
Monotheistic, Holy Bible, Jehovah, Jesus Christ
Polytheistic, Holy Bible, Jehovah, Jesus Christ
Monotheistic, Torah, Yahweh, Siddhartha Gautam
18
Which best explains why Constantinople became a leading world city?
It was a center of learning for monks in Western Europe
Byzantine emperors were great military leaders
It straddled Bosporus Strait/situated on two continents
Christianity started and spread in Constantinople
19
Most responsible for starting Rome's move from republic toward permanent dictatorship.
Augustus
Marcus Aurelius
Caligula
Julius Caesar
20
For what is Augustus best remembered?
Overcame Caligula and ended rule of of the emperors.
Ended the Roman Republic/established the rule of emperors
Conquered Etruscans/created a Republic
Repaired mistakes made by Nero and became Rome's dictator.
21
What was central to the message of Jesus, which formed the foundation of Christianity?
Love and devotion to God/all mankind is important
Convincing Roman authorities not to persecute Christians
The only true government is one run by leaders of the Church
Encouragement of non-Jews to convert to Christianity
22
The aqueduct in the picture relied on which engineering technique invented by the Romans?
Straight lines
Columns
Bricks
The arch
23
What was important about the geography of Italy?
Water could be piped in from Athens
Tiber River was narrow enough to build a bridge across
Fish from the river was the main diet of the Romans
Provided a buffer against invasions
24
In what way was the Byzantine Empire related to the Roman Empire?
It was the eastern portion of the old Roman Empire
It was the empire before the Roman Empire
It was the western portion of the old Roman Empire
It was another name for the Roman Empire

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