Ancient Rome

Why was the arch important to the Romans?

• It could support great weight
• it had a curve
• The Colosseum was made out of arches
• It helped carry water

What best describes a Plebeian

• Farmers, merchants, and artisans
• Wealthy landowners
• enslaved laborers
• Freed Slaves

What best describes a Patrician

• Farmers, merchants, and artisans
• Wealthy landowners
• enslaved laborers
• Freed Slaves

What were given to the Plebeians to ensure they received fair treatment?

• the 12 tables
• New weapons to fight
• Farmland to make more food
• New clothing

Why did the Plebeians go on strike and abandon the city of Rome?

• They wanted a say in the government
• they were afraid of being invaded
• they wanted more food and money
• they wanted the patricians to fix the city

What was the purpose of an aqueduct?

• To carry water to cities
• to hold up buildings
• to irrigate farm land
• to entertain the people

What best describes the Roman republic?

• citizens vote on laws
• citizens elect representatives
• Plebeians have a say in government
• Patricians make laws

What helped keep balance in the Roman republic?

• the power to veto
• the patricians views
• the 12 tables
• The plebeian assembly

What allowed the romans to better communicate?

• The latin language
• The paved roads
• The aqueducts
• their powerful army

Why do we remember Jesus?

• His teaching started Christianity
• He was a Jewish teacher
• He died on a cross
• He lived ruing the Pax Romana