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Ch. 11 Test Review
Ch. 11 Test Review
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What did Octavian do after Caesar's rule?
got Cleopatra to be an ally of Rome
Took the throne and went merrily on his way
worked to capture Caesar's killers
Battled Gaul
2
Between 58 and 50 BC Julius Caesar conquered nearly all of
Gaul
Italy
Germany
England
3
the Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
corruption
lack of leadership
disease
increased taxes
4
Most people in the Byzantine Empire spoke
Latin
Arabic
Spanish
Greek
5
What is the main reason why the Roman language spread to the farthest parts of the empire?
All the cool kids were spreading it
the Romans conducted business in their language
The Romans wrote their poetry in that language
They wanted to have people speaking it for years to come
6
Early Christians spread the teachings of Jesus only among Jews
true
false
this is an outrage
why would they do that?
7
The Romans frequently made payments to the Goths, this was a way to prevent what?
Goths from farming in the Roman Empire
Romans trading with the Goths
Goths from attacking Rome
The Goths from building a whole bunch of gargoyles
8
Romans called the capital of the eastern empire
Byzantium
Constantinople
The Eastern Rome
Istanbul
9
Caesar took the title Princeps, or "first citizen"
aren't we all the first citizen if we want to be
who knows
true
false
10
outlying areas that Rome controlled
countries
provinces
states
Pax Romana
11
A legal system based on a written code of laws
Constitutional law
civil law
Declaration of Independence
provinces
12
A person who is a public speaker
apostle
disciple
orator
martyr
13
Which word BEST describes the Roman approach to science and engineering?
practical
beautiful
experimental
unicorn-like
14
What effect did the occupation of Judea have on the Roman Empire?
traders could track their routes
The Jews could become part of their government
It caused the Jews to rebel against Roman rule
It brought peace to the region
15
What effect did military battles have on farming?
There were not enough farmers to grow food
The poor peoples went without their Froot Loops for a while
they had plenty of crops left over
New farming techniques were developed
16
A famous Roman Poet
Ovid
Marc Antony
Julius Caesar
Cicero
17
People who follow the teachings of another person
apostles
corruption
disciples
martyr
18
A person who dies for his or her beliefs
screwed
persecution
martyr
Cicero
19
Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow
to show off their engineering prowess
merchants to travel safely
to show their ineptitude in building roads
Rome's armies to travel through the empire
20
Punishing a group because of its beliefs
provinces
blame game
he said she said
persecution
21
The Romans created lasting structures by using
arches
straight lines
pretty colors
aqueducts
22
By the end of the AD 100s, the only threats to the Roman empire came from outside of the empire
what does that even mean?
false
true
that is just absolute nonsensically preposterous
23
the emperor believed that by banning certain Jewish rituals, people would
be in the Roman military
give up Judaism
fight harder
trade with them
24
The what tells about the life and teachings of Jesus?
New Testament
Tanach
Old Testament
Torrah
25
Why did Roman emperors start to give up their conquered lands by the end of the 100s AD?
Farmers were about to start throwing punches
They feared taxes would be too high
The empire was too big to rule effectiviely
The empire was too small to govern
26
What is one similarity between Christmas and Easter?
They were both celebrated in Ancient Rome
neither is celebrated on the same day every year
Neither is based on an exact date in history
Both are celebrated in the hot times
27
A religion that began in the first century AD
Pastafarianism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
28
Why did people become followers of Jesus?
They had read his writings in the Bible
It sounded like the cool thing to do
They were told that they had to by the emperor
He traveled and taught them about his ideas
29
People who were conquered by the Romans were generally allowed to worship whatever they wanted
what does preposterous mean?
THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS
true
false
30
what effect did Theodora have on the riots in AD 532?
She helped the rebel scum
She rewrote the civil laws
She helped the emperor put an end to the uprisings
She participated in the uprisings
31
A word that means "God's chosen one" in Hebrew
Christian
orator
Ovid
Messiah
32
Early Christians believed that the Resurrection meant that Jesus was the Messiah.
true
false
they believed that they did what they did not do
did they not believe that the did believe that?
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The decay of people's values
corruption
civil law
doing the wrong thing
apostles
