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History of the Roman Empire
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What characteristics of the Roman system of Government do we have in the United States today?
Separation of Powers
A President
Democratic Voting
Plebeians and Patricians
2
The Fall of Rome lead to?
The Classical Era
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
The Dark Ages (Medieval Time period)
3
What is cultural diffusion?
The destruction of a culture.
The start of a new culture.
The sharing of ideas, beliefs, religion, and customs.
The golden age of a civilization
4
A Republic's laws are made by?
Judges
Kings
The People
Elected Representatives
5
What geographic feature helped the city of Rome grow?
A peninsula
A mountain
A plain
A river
6
Italy is what kind of geographic feature?
Plateau
Peninsula
River Valley
Island
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What was the result of the Conflict of Orders?
Patricians gave up some power to the plebeians
Etruscans were removed from Rome
Plebeians lost the right to vote
Romans defeated the Greek Navy
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What was the name of the surviving portion of the Roman Empire?
Roman Empire
Constantinople Empire
Byzantine Empire
Gothic Empire
9
How did plebeians gain power in the Republic?
They waited patiently
They refused to work
They elected new representatives
They went to war with the Patricians
10
Most Romans lived in the country side.
False
True
11
Greece and Rome are the only Civilizations that influenced American Government.
True
False
12
Which group sacked the city of Rome causing it to collapse?
Visigoths
Vikings
Franks
Latins
13
Rome's empire extended as far south as?
Britain
the Mediterranean Sea
the Sahara Desert
Egypt
14
Who worked in the Roman Republic's government?
Senators
Priests
Caesars
Congressmen
15
Rome's empire extended as far north as?
Britain
Norway
Carthage
Iceland
16
What is the name of the famous trade route that extended from China to the Roman Empire?
The Silk Road
The Alps
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
The Mediterranean Sea
17
How did the Etruscans influence Roman Culture?
Three Branches of Government
Engineering Arches
Gladiator Fights
Chariot Races
18
What group of people first lived in the area that became the city of Rome?
Cartheginians
Greeks
Germans
Latins
19
Why was Rome able to control trade in the Mediterranean region?
They were centrally located on the Italian Peninsula.
They had the best army.
Everybody wanted their trade goods.
The Romans made coins
20
What major natural disaster destroyed and preserved multiple cities in Ancient Rome?
The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
The Punic Wars
The Colosseum
The Santorini Tsunami
21
The Roman Republic was formed by what class of people?
Kings
Untouchables
Patricians
Plebeians
22
How did capturing slaves during war lead to unemployment in Rome?
Roman citizens were not allowed to keep slaves
Land owners used slave labor instead of hiring workers
Soldiers who captured slaves were fired from the army.
People who supported slave revolts lost their jobs
23
Who were the mythical founders of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Thor and Loki
Zeus and Hercules
Hades and Poseidon
24
Free poor and working class Roman were called?
Plebeians
Patricians
Consuls
Senators
25
How was Roman culture formed?
The Silk Road
Romulus and Remus created it
By the Roman gods
By cultural diffusion with neighboring groups
26
Which of the following DID NOT contribute to the collapse of Rome?
Political Instability
Economic Problems
Plague
Weakening Frontier
27
Plebeians were upset with the Republic because?
They lost the right to vote
They preferred being ruled by a king
They had no say in the government
The preferred to be part of an empire
28
Which of these is NOT a Roman characteristic used in the United States' Republic?
Constitution
Senate
Caesar
Elected Representatives
29
What sport could you see in the Roman Colosseum?
Horse Races
Soccer
Track and Field
Gladiator Fights
30
Which groups helped to shape Roman culture?
Greeks
Etruscans
Persians
Latins
31
How did the Greeks influence Roman culture?
Writing
Making pottery
Architectural Design
Gods and Goddesses
32
An important Roman trade good traded along the Silk Road was?
Silk
Fur
Glass
Paper
33
What geographic feature helped protect Rome early in its history?
The Sahara
The Alps
The Po
The Tiber
34
Why were the Twelve Tables created?
Basic rights would be protected by the government
So Roman children could go to school
Land would be protected by the government
Patricians couldn't change the laws whenever they wanted
35
Poor and wealthy Romans could get fast food from?
The Colosseum
Little Caesar's
The Thermopolium
McDonalds
36
A Republic is?
A system of government led by a King
A system of government led by a dictator
A system of government where the people elect representatives
A system of government led by a President
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Wealthy land owning Romans were called?
Patricians
Senators
Plebeians
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