NTI Day 4: The Pax Romana

When Rome became an empire, it already controlled most of the ______________ world.

• Mediterranean

• Atlantic

• Caspian

• Pacific

The Roman conquests promoted trade. Which of the following materials did traders bring from the provinces to the city?

• Metals

• Cloth

• Food

• A and B only

• All of the above

To pay for their goods, the Romans used _____________.

• currency

• beans

• jewelry

• pebbles

The Pax Romana lasted for how many years?

• 200

• 500

• 75

• 20

Which of the following best describes the Pax Romana?

• A time of peace and prosperity

• A time of fear and uncertainty

• A time of famine and disease

• A time of excessive war

What impact did the Pax Romana have on Roman citizens?

• The quality of life improved drastically as trade and wealth increased.

• The quality of life declined as Rome went to war with neighboring nations.

• The quality of life stayed the same for the common people.

• Only the emperor enjoyed peace and wealth in the Pax Romana.

Pax Romana means

• Roman peace

• Roman past

• Roman food

• Roman priest

One accomplishment of Roman science and engineering includes the invention of the

• aqueduct

• wheel

• plow

• wheelbarrow

Which of the following displays a Roman aqueduct?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Virgil was a Roman author who wrote an epic about ______________.

• The founding of Rome

• The fall of Rome

• Romulus and Remus

• The accomplishments of Julius Caesar