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Review for an Ancient Rome Unit for a 6th grade History class.
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Which of the following is not a reason for the decline of Rome?
Size of empire
Weak Rulers
Serious Money problems
Devoted army
2
Who was the last Roman emperor?
Constantine
Octavian Augustus
Diocletian
Romulus Augustulus
3
Who came about as the strong leader in the Republic and appointed himself dictator for life?
Nero
Constantine
Caesar
Elineus
4
The emperor ____________ issued laws protecting women, children, and slaves.
Caligula
Nero
Hadrian
Eigimanius
5
What is a soldier who is paid to fight?
Mercenary
Plebian
Guard
Centurion
6
On which peninsula is Rome located?
Italian
Arabian
Sicilian
Peloponnesus
7
Each part of the Roman Empire was known as a
City-State
Province
Colony
Territory
8
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Octavian (Augustus)
Hadrian
Julius Caesar
Nero
9
Which mysterious people conquered the Romans around 600 BC?
Akkadians
Etruscans
Carthaginians
Phoenicians
10
What is the rejection of any planned action or rule by a person in power?
Tyranny
Rejection
Martyr
Veto
11
What is a follower of a person or a belief?
Mercenary
Disciple
Messiah
Martyr
12
What is a letter written by Paul to different churches throughout the Roman Empire?
Martyr
Disciple
Epistle
Apostle
13
According to legend, why did Constantine convert to Christianity?
He wanted to stop the Christians from being killed
He saw a vision of a cross on the sun
There was a food shortage and famine
The Vandals and Visigoths invaded Rome
14
Who were the fabled founders of the city of Rome?
David and Goliath
Romulus and Remus
Jaylen and Jason
Julius and Augustus Caesar
15
What was a
circus
in ancient Rome?
A show with trapeze artists and clowns
A public market where people talked about politics
A restaurant or eatery
An arena
16
Where did Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire?
Turkey
Ephesus
Constantinople
Byzantium
17
In the AD 400s, Germanic tribes
enslaved the Roman citizens
captured Constantinople
burned Rome to the ground
looted Rome twice
18
The story of Romulus and Remus showed that Romans valued
loyalty and justice
cities in low, flat areas
lawbreakers who don't get punished
people who were not favored by the gods
19
How did Julius Caesar die?
Strangled by Friend
Thrown from a chariot
Stabbed by Senate
Heart Attack
20
What is a ruler who has total control over the government?
Dictator
Tyrant
President
King
21
The main reason many plebians were out of work in Rome was that
Roman laws required it
huge farms had been broken up into small farms
patricians worked their own land
much of the work was done by the conquered slaves
22
Who were the first people to rule over Rome?
Vandals
Etruscans
Visigoths
Romans
23
As an emperor, Augustus wanted
absolute power
to share power with the senate
to rule just like Julius Caesar
to put an end to the republic
24
Because Roman emperors sent many Christians to their deaths,
The emperor's moral standing improved
many Romans admired the Christians
the Roman Empire was revived
Christianity disappeared
25
What word means savior?
Disciple
Martyr
Messiah
Apostle
26
What is it called when there is more money, but it is worth less?
Inflation
Exhalation
Influxation
Supply/ Demand
27
What is someone called who dies for their beliefs?
Martyr
Disciple
Gladiator
Mercenary
28
What is a government in which citizens who have the right to vote select their leaders?
Democracy
Republic
Dictator
Government
29
Who was the Roman Emperor who started an official campaign to persecute Christians?
Constantine
Nero
Diocletian
Octavian (Augustus)
30
Who conquered the Roman Empire?
Franks/ Vandals
Visigoths/ Vandals
Jutes/ Visigoths
Vandals/ Lombards
31
What contributed to the fall in value of Roman money?
Food was plentiful
The government opened more silver mines
The price of food went down
The government put less silver in each coin
32
What is this building called?
Pentagon
Parthenon
Pantheon
Platform 9 3/4
33
Why did the Romans create a republic?
So that everyone could be a citizen
They wanted to be like Greece's democracy
to limit the powers of any king
to defend themselves from the Etruscans
34
Remember Zeus? What was he known as to the Romans?
Jupiter
Mars
Apollo
Caesar
35
Why did Diocletian divide the empire into two parts?
to stop the wars within the empire
because he had lost interest in the west
to send wealth from Rome to Constantinople
to make it easier to rule
36
Where did Chariot Races take place?
Countryside
Forum
Colosseum
Circus Maximus
37
The Roman Empire is most famous for its
armed forces
mathematics and astronomy
laws, building, and roads
art and music
38
The emperor _____________ proclaimed himself a god
Hadrian
Octavian
Caligula
Liamian
39
What was the greatest architectural achievement (this building) in Ancient Rome?
Aqueducts
Forum
Colosseum
Circus Maximus
40
Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty and love in ancient Greece. What was she known as to the ancient Romans?
Venus
Charlotte
Europa
Juno
41
Whose
writings
helped turn Christianity into an organized religion?
Joseph
Paul
Jesus
Nero
42
What is a structure that carries water over long distances called?
Aqueduct
Trench
Province
Pipe
43
An ordinary citizen of Rome was called
Patrician
Plebian
Resident
Senator
44
Which emperor began the construction of the aqueducts?
Hadrian
Claudius
Lincolnian
Constantine
45
What is a large country estate?
Orchard
Villa
Province
Circus
46
Which empire was destroyed as a result of Rome's invasion of North Africa?
Greek
Carthaginian
Babylonian
Egyptian
47
What is the writing of a disciple called?
legend
epic
Psalm
Gospel
48
What is a member of an upper class family called?
Plebian
Patrician
Consul
Senator
49
How was the Roman Republic set up?
2 Consuls/ 1 Senate
Consul and Senate
2 Senators/ 1 Consul
Four Clowns 🤡🤡🤡🤡
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Why did the Roman governor condemn Jesus to death?
He was organizing the common people to overthrow the emperor
His followers refused to work
He had been accused of teaching that God was greater than the emperor
He had been accused of stealing from the rich