Rome

Rome made some of the people they conquered ____ to ensure their loyalty.

• citizens

• consuls

• soldiers

• merchants merchants

A _______________ is a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

• an empire

• a monarchy

• a republic

• a colony

Which one of the following statements is true?

• Plebeians were the ruling class.

• Patricians were wealthy landowners.

• Patricians and plebeians governed equally.

• Plebeians were the original founders of Rome.

The main rival of the Roman Republic, competing for control of the Mediterranean region, was ______________.

• Sicily

• Carthage

• Greece

• Persia

The buildings with columns was an outside influence from _________________.

• Italian

• French

• Greeks

• Etruscan

By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called 

• Pax Romana
• Golden Years
• Pax Augustus
• Age of Prosperity

A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic

• patrician

• plebian

• counsul

• dictator

A structure that carries water over long distances

• colosseum
• dome
• aqueduct
• arch

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

• Caesar
• Augustus
• Diocletian
• Constantine

Which group most heavily influenced Roman art and architecture?

• Babylonians
• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Persians