Ancient Rome Test Review

Which is NOT a Civic Duty?

• Voting

• Going to School

• Paying Taxes

• Jury Duty

One contribution that comes from Julius Caesar is

• aqueducts

• Colosseum

• 12 month calendar

• Christianity

Italy has attracted settlers for thousands of years because of its?

• central location good for trade

• isolation from enemies

• rugged mountains seperating the empire

• rainfall and forests

What was the Roman code of law that was adopted around 451B.C.?

• Ten Tables

• Six Tables

• 20 Tables

• Twelve Tables

Like the Roman Republic, the United States has three branches of government, but only the U.S. government has

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Rule of Law

The laws only pertained to which group?

• foreigners

• women

• citizens

• slaves

Roman Roads connected Rome with the entire empire and made what easier?

• trade and moving troops quickly

• getting mail to its citizens

• chariot races

Which Roman Emperor accepted Christianity in 312 A.D.?

• Theodosius

• Constantine

• Augustus

• Nero

Who was the first emperor?

• Julius Caesar

• Octavian

• Constantine

• Romulus Augustus

The Eastern Roman Empire is known as?

• Constantinople

• Byzantine

• Vandals

• Germanic