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ANCIENT ROME (Unit 5)
ANCIENT ROME (Unit 5)
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1
Which of these events involves Augustus Caesar, NOT Julius Caesar?
Assassinated by a group of senators
Conquered Gaul
Declared himself dictator for life
Defeated Marc Antony for control of Rome
2
Which number shows the location of Constantinople, the second capital of the Roman Empire?
4
3
1
2
3
What principle of Western civilization was established in Roman law?
All citizens were guilty until proven innocent.
All citizens were innocent until proven guilty.
Slavery would be abolished.
All members of society would be provided for by the government.
4
Latin was the Roman language & the basis of the Romance languages. Which version below is NOT a Romance Language?
El latín era la lengua romana y la base de las lenguas romances.
Le latin était la langue romaine et la base des langues romanes.
O latim era a língua romana e a base das línguas românicas.
Latin was the Roman language & the basis of the Romance languages.
5
Who is the Roman goddess of love?
Cleopatra
Minerva
Aphrodite
Venus
6
Identify the number that best shows where Roman civilization began.
1
5
6
2
7
Which body of water was most important for commerce and trade in Rome?
Black Sea
Tigris River
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
8
The Roman Empire and Pax Romana began under which person?
Constantine
Marc Antony
Augustus Caesar
Julius Caesar
9
The government of Athens had been a ________, but the Roman Republic's was a ________.
oligarchy, tetrarchy
representative democracy, direct democracy
direct democracy, representative democracy
military dictatorship, aqueduct
10
The religious beliefs of the Romans were influenced by the…?
Assyrians
Hittites
Nubians
Greeks
11
Which region was NOT controlled by the Roman Empire?
Gaul
East Asia (China and Japan)
Eastern Mediterranean (Egypt, Greece, Anatolia)
British Isles
12
Tribunal assemblies, the Senate, and consuls are...?
territories of Imperial Rome.
branches of the Indo-European language family.
branches of Christianity.
branches of the Roman government.
13
Which is NOT a reason for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire?
Roman money lost value over time (inflation).
The Roman Empire became too small to defend.
German tribes invaded and settled in Roman territory.
The Roman Empire depended on foreigners to join its military.
14
Who formed the Triumvirate with Pompey & Crassus, beat Pompey in a civil war, became dictator, & was then assassinated?
Marc Antony
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
15
What was the Pax Romana?
100 days of drought and famine during the rule of Theodosius
2 years of peace & prosperity that began under Diocletian
200 years of war & poverty that began under Augustus Caesar
200 years of peace & prosperity that began under Augustus Caesar
16
Which series of wars is best described by this list?
Peloponnesian Wars
Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Trojan War
17
This list best describes which city?
Rome
Carthage
Sparta
Athens
18
This stadium for gladiator contests is called the...?
Coliseum
Circus Maximus
Parthenon
Pantheon
19
Which effect best completes the graphic?
Julius Caesar starts a representative democracy.
Unemployment declines throughout the Roman Republic.
Carthage is destroyed by the Romans.
The Roman Republic begins to fall apart.
20
Which of these is NOT a Greek god?
Apollo
Athena
Aphrodite
Diana
21
This technology brought clean water to public baths and water systems in the Roman Empire.
aqueducts
heavy plow
watermill
Julian Calendar
22
This temple to all of the gods of ancient Rome is called the...?
Parthenon
Pantheon
Hippodrome
Roman Forum
23
The plebeian class...?
was the slave force of Rome.
was the peasant class of China.
was the majority of people in Rome.
consisted of rich, powerful Romans.
24
After the Western Roman Empire fell, Roman political traditions continued with which empire?
The Egyptian Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Persian Empire
The Byzantine Empire
25
What helped to protect Rome from northern invasions?
The Alps Mountains
The Nile River
The Himalaya Mountains
The Mandate of Heaven
26
What best completes this graphic?
Weak and unstable government caused by political assassinations
Renewal of faith in Rome
Increase in the size of the military
Increase in the value of Roman currency
27
The Republic of Rome divided its citizen population into social classes called…?
consuls and tribunes
patricians and plebeians
monarches and dictators
senators and artisans
28
Roman mythology explained all of the following EXCEPT…?
life events
representative democracy
things in nature
human qualities like anger or love
29
The capital of the Roman Empire moved in 330 C.E. to Constantinople because the new location…?
was more centrally located within the empire.
could be defended more easily than Rome from Germanic invasions.
on the Mediterranean Sea made it easily accessible.
had a much larger population.
30
What did Emperor Diocletian do?
He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Constantinople.
He converted to Christianity.
He fought a civil war in the Roman Republic.
He divided the Roman Empire into 2 parts.
31
This list describes reasons for…?
the decline of the Roman Republic.
the rise of the Roman Republic.
the decline of Athens.
the decline of the Roman Empire.
32
__________ : Written laws that prevented patricians from abusing their power & positions.
Code of Justinian
Code of Hammurabi
The Twelve (12) Tables
The Fourteen (14) Tables
33
Which of these is NOT a Roman god?
Apollo
Artemins
Juno
Minerva
