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World History I Benchmark Review #4 ROME
World History I Benchmark Review #4 ROME
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1
In 509 bc Rome overthrew their Etruscan King and became a ___________
Tyrannical Dictatorship
paperweight
Democracy
Republic
2
How did the Roman Republic become more democratic over time?
Women could become citizens
Plebeians had representatives called Tribunes
The 12 tables were adopted
3
Who wins the next civil war in Rome and becomes the 1st emperor of Rome?
Augustus
Marc Antony
Lepidus
Octavian
4
Citizenship in the republic was granted to.......
Plebeians
Selected Foreigners
Patricians
Pets
5
The one failure of Augustus as emperor was that he failed to create a peaceful......
have a baby boy to take his place
garden to meditate in
to have an heir to the throne
succession of emperors
6
Who was the impressive Carthaginian general who waged war against Rome?
Hannibal
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Robert E. Lee
7
The Italian peninsula is located in what basin? (sea)
Black
Mediterranean
Aegean
Baltic
8
Who was not a member of the 1st triumvirate?
Pompey
Octavian
Julius
Crassus
9
Which one of the following areas was not a part of the Roman Empire?
British Iles
Egypt
Hellenistic world
China
10
How many disciples followed Jesus and how many Apostles spread the good news after his death?
2
6
12
100
11
There were many threats to the Roman Republic but who is blamed for ending it for good?
Pompey
Cicero
Jesus Christ
Julius Caesar
12
What Jewish man claimed to be the Messiah sent by God to take away the sins of the world?
Christ
John the Baptist
Jesus Christ
Jesus
13
Constantine does all of the following EXCEPT
persecutes Christians
makes Christianity legal
build a 2nd capital in Byzantium
reunites the empire
14
What emperor tries to put the divided empire back together?
Constantine
Tiberius
Hadrian
Diocletian
15
Octavian becomes Augustus and starts a long period of Peace in the new Empire that is called...
Pax Romana
The Dark Ages
The Peace of Rome
Golden Age
16
Caesar wins the civil war and becomes dictator of Rome until when?
44 BC
He was killed by senators
The Ides of March
17
Roman Achievements
roads
arches
calendars
aqueducts
18
Jesus Claimed to be all of the following EXCEPT....
the Roman Emperor
God
The Lamb of God
The Son of God
19
Roman gods and goddesses can be seen in the names of the _______________
country music singers
Solar System
cartoon characters
Mrs. Rawls children
20
After the Pax Romana the empire declines until which emperor divides it in order to save it?
Diocletian
Constantine
Nero
Caligula
21
Roman Achievements
arches
Romance Languages
aqueducts
Pantheon
22
In the early republic who was excluded from serving in the Senate?
Plebeian
Patrician
Slave
23
Who was the Roman general who finally defeated Carthage and Hannibal?
Eisenhower
Scipio Africanus
U.S. Grant
Augustus
24
When Julius led his army back into Rome the Senate choose who to fight against him?
Pompey
Marc Anthony
Cicero
25
Which one of the following is not a Roman god?
Mars
Aphrodite
Venus
Jupiter
26
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why the Republic declined and fell?
Civil war over Julius Caesar's power
Spread of Slavery
Religious conflict
Unemployment
27
Slavery in the Roman Republic was based on captives from war and not on ____________
Money
Race
Religion
28
The 3 major wars that Rome fought against Carthage was called the __________ wars.
World War I
Punic Wars
Persian Wars
29
The Italian Peninsula is protected and bordered by what mountain range?
The Rockies
Alps
Himalayas
30
After Julius Caesar's death the 2nd triumvirate was formed. Who was NOT in it?
Lepidus
Marc Antony
Cicero
Octavian
31
Christianity was born out of what other monotheistic religion that was started by Abraham?
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
32
Roman Achievements
coliseum
literature
aqueducts
arches
33
How does Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire?
warfare
missionaries
trade
34
Roman Achievements
literature
arches
aqueducts
Innocent until proven guilty
35
Under Augustus Rome becomes known for system of law that eventually influences us today.
False
True
36
Roman Achievements
Concrete
Roads
Aqueducts
Arches
37
When was Rome founded?
AD 313
AD 476
753 BC
38
Roman Mythology was helpful in explaining history as well as ____________________.
Life events
The natural world
Natural phenomenon
Human qualities
39
Who won the Punic Wars and dominated the Western Mediterranean Sea?
Rome
Rome
Rome
Rome
40
In 313 Constantine Issued the __________________ which made Christianity a legal religion.
Edict of Nantes
Edict of Milan
Edict of Nycea
41
Which 2 apostles were considered the leaders of the new faith after the resurrection of Jesus?
Peter and Paul
Matthew and Mark
John and Thomas
Laurel and Hardy
42
What peninsula is home to the city of Rome?
Iberian
Asia Minor (Anatolia)
Italian
Balkan
43
The Roman Empire declines and eventually falls in 476 which one is NOT a reason why?
barbarian invasions
Julius Caesar
lack of patriotism in the military
Moral decay
44
Which of the following are aspects of democracy in the Roman Republic?
Representative Democracy
The Senate
Assemblies
Consuls
45
There were three classes of people in the Roman Republic which one was at the top?
Plebian
Slave
Patrician
46
What was the source of Roman Mythology?
Babylon
Hinduism
Greece
Egypt
47
Christians believe in all of the following EXCEPT.......
heaven
New Testament
Vedas
baptism
48
Most of the commercial activity (trade) was done by ____________
Air
Land
Sea
49
Name a Roman Senator who opposed Caesars power grab?
Cicero
Marc Anthony
Octavian
50
The Western Roman Empire falls in AD 476 but the East continues on as the _____________ Empire
The Eastern Empire
The Russian Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire