Ancient Rome- 11.4 Quiz

Hadrian was a good emperor who helped improve Roman cities.

• True

• False

During the "Pax Romana," Rome experienced a serious decline in power.

• True

• False

Augustus created a permanent professional army to protect the empire.

• True

• False

The "five good emperors" saw economic growth.

• True

• False

Nero was a gentle and kind Julio-Claudian emperor.

• True

• False

The reign of Augustus began a long era of

• civil war.

• conflict.

• discontent.

• peace and prosperity.

This cruel emperor murdered many people and appointed his horse as consul.

• Caligula

• Claudius

• Julius Caesar

• Tiberius

Emperor Vespasian began construction of this famous Roman sporting site.

• Hadrian's Wall

• Mount Vesuvius

• the aqueduct

• the Colosseum

Under the emperor Trajan, the Roman European boundaries were set at

• Britain in the northwest and Mesopotamia in the east.

• Britain in the east and Mesopotamia in the northeast.

• Ireland in the northeast and Mesopotamia in the west.

• Ireland in the east and Mesopotamia in the northwest.

The most important element in Rome's strong economy was

• agriculture.

• glassmaking.

• metalworking.

• pottery.