Which is NOT one of the reasons why Roman armies of the 3rd Century were less effective?

all citizens felt it their duty to fight

Why did members of the Senate assassinate Julius Caesar?

they were fearful he would name himself emperor

What did Constantine decree in the Edict of Milan?

Christianity will no longer be persecuted

What is the Struggle of the Orders?

conflict between the plebeians and patricians

Why did Romans dislike Christianity?

refusal to acknowledge the cult of the emperor

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Ancient Rome Test Review

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1
In what year did Rome fall?
1453 AD
763 BC
64 BC
476 AD
2
Who fought against each at the end of the 1st Triumvirate?
Pompey vs. Crassus
Crassus vs. Cicero
Julius Caesar vs. Crassus
Julius Caesar vs. Pompey
3
Which is NOT one of the reasons why Roman armies of the 3rd Century were less effective?
they were often comprised of non-Romans (Germans)
all citizens felt it their duty to fight
they often would not be regularly paid
the armies they fought against had grown more capable
4
Which emperor started the Pax Romana?
Marcus Aurelius
Julius Caesar
Trajan
Augustus
5
The overthrow of this Etruscan king led to the establishment of a Republic.
Constantine
Cincinnatus
Tarquin Superbus
Romulus
6
Whereas Greek sculptors/ artists meant to create ideal depictions of human form, Romans aimed
at realistic works
cube-like shapes everywhere
surrealism
impressionistic designs
7
Who wrote the Aeneid?
Pliny the Elder
Titus
Juvenal
Virgil
8
What is the meaning of the word Messiah?
Oracle
Prophet
Anointed One
Emperor
9
A decrease in the value of money which leads to an increase in the price of goods is called
gross domestic product
inflation
consumer price index
wage disparity
10
Which language dominated the Eastern half of the Roman Empire?
Russian
German
Latin
Greek
11
What are narrative accounts of Jesus' life called?
eschatology
gospels
apocalypse
epistles
12
Which apostle is credited with expanding Christianity to non-Jews?
Ringo
Peter
Paul
John
13
Why did members of the Senate assassinate Julius Caesar?
they were fearful he would name himself emperor
they disliked his reorganization of the Senate to have 900
they were worried he would marry Cleopatra
they had sided with Pompey
14
What did Constantine decree in the Edict of Milan?
The church in Rome will move to Constantinople
Christianity is the official religion of the Roman empire
Christianity will no longer be persecuted
Christians automatically must give up their citizenship
15
The expansion of the _____ in Central Asia displaced the Germanic tribe of the _____ into Rome
Vikings, Vandals
Tatars, Golden Horde
Mongols, Rus
Huns, Visigoths
16
What is the Struggle of the Orders?
lack of decisive action in Senate necessitating a dictator
conflict between the plebeians and patricians
difficulty in getting military generals to obey the Senate
the decisive naval battle of the 1st Punic War
17
Who was the first Christian emperor?
Nero
Diocletian
Theodosius
Constantine
18
From which Roman province did Jesus live in?
Sicily
Gaul
Carthage
Judea
19
Why did Romans dislike Christianity?
refusal to serve in the Roman army
insistence on the liberation of Judea
refusal to acknowledge the cult of the emperor
Romans were blamed for killing Jesus
20
What did the Romans build in Britain?
Baths at Caracalla
Colisseum
Pont du Gard
Hadrian's Wall
21
Who started the most famous slave revolt in Italy?
Oenomaus
Crixus
Spartacus
Gannicus
22
Who is credited with dividing the empire into two parts?
Claudius
Constantine
Diocletian
Marcus Aurelious

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