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What protected Rome from invasion? Alps A. The Sahara B. The Himalayas C. The Alps

The Roman Republic was a A. Direct democracy B. Monarchy C. Representative democracy

The majority of Romans were common people called A. patricians B. aristocrats C. plebeians

The two officials elected to command the army and direct the government for one year were called A. consuls B. dictators C. monarchs

The most powerful lawmaking body in the Roman Republic was the A. senate B. assembly C. emperor

For the most part, senators represented the interests of the A. patricians B. dictators C. plebeians

Who represented the interests of the plebeians in the less powerful tribal assembly? A. centuriates B. tribunes C. consuls

The Laws carved on tablets and hung in the Forum were called the A. Code of Justinian B. Ten Commandments C. Twelve Tables

Which of these modern principles is taken from Roman law? A. An eye for an eye, a life for a life. B. An accused person is innocent until proven guilty. C. All men are created equal.

The names of the planets are based on Roman A. senators B. emperors C. gods

Three wars fought between Rome and Carthage were called A. Punic Wars B. Persian Wars C. Peloponnesian Wars

Who was the general of Carthage who crossed the Alps and invaded the Italian Peninsula? A. Scipio B. Hannibal C. Cicero

Following the Punic wars, Rome A. Declined B. Expanded slowly C. Grew rapidly

How did the spread of slavery cause problems for the Roman Republic? A. It caused small farmers to lose their land B. It created racial tension C. It led to a civil war between the North and the South

What were some other factors leading to the decline and fall of Rome’s republican government? A. unemployment, inflation, civil wars, class conflicts. B. the split in the Christian Church C. ice ages froze most of the northern hemisphere

Who made up the First Triumvirate? A. Augustus Caesar, Marc Antony and Lepidus B. Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. Caesar Crassus Pompey

Who is being described? • He conquered Gaul • He went to war with Pompey and won • He forced the senate to make him dictator • He was assassinated by senators A. Augustus Caesar B. Julius Caesar C. Octavian

Ten years after the death of Julius Caesar, civil war erupted between A. Pompey and Crassus B. Octavian and Mark Anthony C. Lepidus and Nero Octavian (Augustus) Anthony and Cleopatra

Who was the first emperor of Rome? A. Augustus (Octavian) B. Marc Antony C. Nero

What was the Pax Romana? A. Two hundred years of peace and prosperity B. Roman Law C. The fall of the Roman Empire

All of the following are true about Rome during the Pax Romana EXCEPT A. Augustus created a uniform system of money and a uniform system of law. B. Augustus created a civil service C. It was safe to travel and trade on Roman roads. D. Succession went smoothly when an emperor died

Which empire is pictured? A. Persian B. Roman C. Egyptian

Which religion is being described? • It had its roots in Judaism • Jesus is both the Son and incarnation of God. • Life after death • New Testament A. Islam B. Christianity C. Zoroastrianism

Who Spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire? A. Asoka and his missionaries B. St. Cyril and St. Methodius C. the Apostles, including Paul

Why were the early Christians persecuted? A. They led a rebellion against the Empire B. They tried to free the slaves C. They refused to worship the Roman Gods

Christian doctrine was established by early church A. patriarchs B. popes C. councils The First Council of Nicaea

As the Roman Empire declined in the West, the influence and membership of the Christian Church A. declined B. grew C. stayed the same

The scattering of the Jews after being exiled from Israel by the Romans is called the A. Diaspora B. Torah C. Big shake-up

All of the following are causes for the decline of the Roman Empire EXCEPT? • MAD PIE A. Moral decay B. Army discipline C. Division of empire D. Political problems E. Invasions F. Economic growth

Germanic invaders poured into the ___ part of the Empire A. Eastern B. Southeastern C. Western

Which Roman emperor adopted and legalized Christianity and move the capital of the Roman Empire to the East? A. Caligula B. Constantine C. Augustus

The eastern part of the Roman Empire survived and became known as the A. Islamic Empire B. Spanish Empire C. Byzantine Empire

These well-engineered structures helped trade flow smoothly throughout the Roman Empire. A. Domes B. Minarets C. Roads

Romans used these curved structures as memorials in addition to supporting buildings, bridges, and aqueducts A. columns B. arches C. domes

Romans designed these to bring water from the mountains to the cities. A. aqueducts B. pails C. aquariums

The political and economic heart of Rome was the A. Town Center B. Forum C. Gaul

What is the name of the building pictured? A. Colosseum B. Parthenon C. Pantheon

What is the name of the building pictured? A. Colosseum B. Dome of the Rock C. Pantheon

“The Aeneid” was written by the Roman poet A. Homer B. Virgil C. Sophocles

Who designed an Earth-centered, (wrong) model of the universe that was held as truth for 1400 years. A. Ptolemy B. Phidias C. Plato