Unit 5: The Roman World Study Guide

What effect did the occupation of Judea have on the Roman Empire?

Which of the following happened first?

Noble, powerful citizens of Rome

A government in which people elect their leaders

After Caesar's rule, Octavian

Rome's public meeting place

A religious that began in the first century AD

In terms of importance to Rome’s growth, which effect of Italy’s climate would you rank first?

Punishing a group because of its beliefs

Which of the following best describes why many people became followers of Jesus?

The center of life in ancient Rome was the

Rome's most powerful magistrates

Many of Italy’s ancient cities were built on top of hills.

People who were conquered by the Romans were generally allowed to worship whatever gods they pleased.

A person who is a public speaker

Many nearby countries declared war on Rome because they

Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus wanted to help the people of Rome.

By the end of the AD 100s, the only threats to the Roman Empire came from outside of the empire.

Rome fought the Punic Wars against _.

Most people in the Byzantine Empire spoke _.

Rulers with almost absolute power

What role does the system of checks and balances play in the U.S. government?

Romans called the capital of the eastern empire _.

Rome's common people

Romans who were magistrates and Romans who took part in assemblies were similar because both

Which of the following is the main reason why the Roman language spread to the farthest parts of the empire?

What was the most important effect the killing of the Gracchus brothers had on Roman politics?

Early Christians believed that the Resurrection meant that Jesus was the Messiah.

Which general led an attack on Rome in 218 BC?

The Romans frequently made payments to the Goths. This system was essentially a way to prevent the

Which event after 88 BC had the most important effect on the Roman republic’s government?

The Roman Forum was symbolic of the public nature of Roman society.

Outlying areas that Rome controlled

Which of the following best summarizes an effect the military battles had on farming?

A word that means "God's chosen one" in Hebrew

Consisting of three parts

The reason something is done

A famous Roman poet

The Roman Empire fell for all of the following reasons except

Which word best describes the Roman approach to science and engineering?

Which is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Roman nobles had not overthrown their last king?

In geographic terms, Italy is

Caesar took the title princeps, or “first citizen.”

The _ tells about the life and teachings of Jesus.

What is one similarity between Christmas and Easter?

The Romans created lasting structures by using _.

Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow

Early Christians spread the teachings of Jesus only among Jews.

Groups of soldiers

When the Romans conquered _, they adopted much of culture of the people who lived there.

Rome’s government included offices that could only be held by plebeians.

The emperor believed that by banning certain Jewish rituals, people would

People who follow the teachings of another person

According to legend, Aeneas came to Rome from _.

In what way was the Roman law of the Twelve Tables similar to the U.S. Constitution?

One reason the Roman trade network grew was that Romans

What effect did Theodora have on the riots in AD 532?

The decay of people's values

Between 58 and 50 BC Julius Caesar conquered nearly all of _.

Rome's last three kings were _.

A legal system based on a written code of laws

Rome’s early history is well documented by written records.

A person who dies for their religious beliefs

Which best describes why Roman emperors by the end of the AD 100s started giving up land the Roman army conquered?

As time passed, the _ became more powerful, gained influence over magistrates, and took control of the city's finances.

A council of wealthy and powerful Romans who advised the city's leaders