Ancient Rome

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Objective: Answer at least 14 questions correctly. Only answer each question once or it will be counted as a mistake. JavaScript required!

1. A government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders is called ______.

a settlement
an assembly
a republic
a colony

2. Roman officials who were elected to protect the interests of farmers, artisans, and merchants were called ______.

tribunes
plebeians
consuls
bishops

3. A ruler who has absolute power and authority is called ______.

an apostle
a senator
a gladiator
a dictator

4. The science of building is called ______.

archaeology
architecture
geography
philosophy

5. Members of rich, powerful families in ancient Rome were called ______.

soothsayers
patricians
tributaries
artisans

6. The three main groups of people tied to the early history of Rome are the Latins, the Greeks, and the ______.

Egyptians
Etruscans
Aryans
Persians

7. The basic teachings of Christianity stress love for God and ______.

love for other people
love of knowledge
love for one's country
love of property

8. The Ides of March is important to Roman history because that was when ______.

Constantine became emperor
the Punic Wars began
Julius Ceasar was murdered
Scipio attacked Carthage

9. Under the Emperor Constantine, all men were granted the freedom to ______.

follow their religion of choice
own foreign property
travel wherever they chose
participate in the Senate

10. Which natural region of the Italian peninsula continues on into Sicily?

the Alps
the Apennines
the Po Basin
the western plain

11. The Italian peninsula consists of rugged mountains and ______.

vast deserts
great rivers
rocky fields
fertile plains

12. The teachings of Jesus were rooted in ______.

polytheism
democracy
Hinduism
Judaism

13. Who was responsible for the defeat of Hannibal during the Punic Wars ______.

Scipio
Julius Ceasar
Virgil
Octavian Augustus

14. To link every part of their vast empire, the Romans developed ______.

canals
marketplaces
roads
monuments

15. To carry water from distant wells, the Romans built ______.

basins
forums
bridges
aqueducts

16. Rome was able to create and maintain its empire because it had a ______.

great body of literature
strong, well-organized government
group of emperors
strict religious code

17. The Punic Wars began because both Rome and Carthage wanted to ______.

control Sicily
expand the empire
influence trade with Egypt
end Christianity

18. Constantine contributed to the spread of Christianity by ______.

appointing the Bishop of Rome
building a victory arch
making it the empire's religion
becoming a Christian himself

19. What was the main effect of the Battle of Zama on the Roman republic?

It prevented the development of new territories.
It helped expand Roman laws and government.
It made the Carthaginians allies of Rome.
It led to the immediate fall of Rome.

20. What did Octavian Augustus mean when he said, " I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. "?

He designed all of the city's new buildings and roadways.
He found the city in ruins and had it completely rebuilt.
He turned an ordinary city into a powerful and beautiful.
He knew that monuments would give Romans pride in their city.

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