Rome - Final Test - Preparation for the Test!

AGAIN Choose the answers which correctly explain the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Choose the ONE (1) INCORRECT answer: What are the overall flaws of both Direct and Representative DemocracyDemocracy?

Cultural Diffusion is when one nation borrows or absorbs ideas or innovations from another culture.

In a Republic, power rests with the _________________ who have the right to vote for their leaders / __________________

Religious Practices: The people of Ancient Rome were ____________ before ______________ spread.

The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the ________________ Empire.

After the collapse of ___________________ in ___________, the period commonly known as the ____________ of Europe began.

In 48 BC _________________ was defeated by Julius Caesar

Before Constantine, the Roman government _________________________ Christians.

The Pax Romana began under the reign of   

The most important and powerful feature of the Roman Republic was the ______________________________

Major accomplishments of Rome during the Golden Age of Pax Romana:

Roman RoadsWhich answer below is INCORRECT about Ancient Roman Roads

In 46 BC, with only one member of The _______ left, the Senate appointed _________ with the title“Dictator for __ years”

Which is a correct and famous phrase about Roman Roads:

By 70 BC, Rome controlled the 

Why do political / social pyramids exist & persist ?(persist: to continue to exist)

The Alps to the North and the Apennine mountains to the East both served as protection from invasion for many years.

ONCE AGAIN Choose the answers which correctly explain the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Like the other civilizations we have studied over the past years, Rome’s FIRST government was a ______________________

Like the United States and Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome had a market economy that responded to

The Roman numeral for ten (10) is

The Romans borrowed from which of the following from the Ancient Greeks ?

Going into a courthouse, one might see a statue with a blindfold, holding a scale.  What do the blindfolds represent? 

Political pyramids persist because the top keep the bottom powerless by taking much of their money limiting freedoms

All citizens assemble. Then, all citizens debate. Finally, all citizens cast their own individual vote on the issues.

The Ancient Roman legend tells a story that Rome was founded by __________ and __________, who were raised by a she-wolf

What do people at the top of the hierarchy do to maintain power and keep the pyramid of power intact?

Although the Western Empire fell, the Eastern Roman Empire continued to prosper for ______________ more years.

Christianity began with a ______________ teacher named _______________________ who delivered a message of _________

The followers(disciples) of Christianity believed ________ to be a messiah and had risen _________ after being _________

The United States Government is

Like Greece, the geography of Ancient Rome caused the people to be isolated and different from each other.

The Roman numeral for fifty (50) is

This term means “Passed down from the parent to the child.”

Through _________  __________, the early Romans (the Etruscan’s) borrowed such ideas as Greek pottery & Greek sculpture.

This term means “Rule by the few.”

Aspects of the Twelve Tables that serve as the basis for Western law include which of the following:

The physical features Rome is best known for are:

A Market Economy is an economic system in which economic decisions and the pricing of goods and services are

Choose the statements which are TRUE about The Pax Romana

DIFFERENCES between Roman Government and the United States Government

Hierarchy-Ancient Rome - The top controlled the land & held key military & gov’t positions - ONLY_____ of Roman citizens

“Everyone is equal before the law.”  What is the image that symbolizes this idea? 

Why might / would a free people want a tyrant to be their ruler?

Senators (led by Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius) plotted to _____________ ____________________ in ______ BC

Government Hierarchy of Ancient Rome______________________: could vote, but could NOT hold political office

This term means “Rule by one hereditary leader.”

Choose the ONE TRUE statement about the Geography of Rome

Republic comes from the Latin phrase res publica - translated from Latin, it means "public thing"

The Roman numeral for one-hundred (100) is

One thing that we learned from this unit, which we know from all history, up until even today, is

The Roman numeral for five (5) is

The Roman numeral for one (1) is

In 60 BC - The First _____________________ (Julius Caesar, Crassus, Pompey) was created. 

Hierarchy-Ancient Rome: commoners-farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, peasants.Paid majority of taxes. ___ of Roman citizens

What was the metaphor of the Ship Captain used to describe a flaw in democracy?

SIMILARITIES between Roman Government and the United States Government

What is "tyranny of the majority"?

True or False: Italy is a peninsula

What was the metaphor of the Doctor and the Sweetshop Owner used to describe a flaw in democracy?

The Roman Military...

Both the United States and Ancient Rome have / had a Representative Democracy

Pax Romana translated means

Choose the answers which correctly explain the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Under the Roman Republic, the Senate, was so powerful that they made the laws, decided on taxes, & served for life.

In 45 BC ____________ declared himself “________ _____ _______.”

The Government  Hierarchy of Ancient Rome: The ___________________ were the  Office - Holders of the Senate