Rome Lesson 4

How did Pax Romana start?

• A war started in the Mediterranean Sea

• Caesar Augustus took control and ended the fighting.

• Tiberius became emperor.

• Vespasian restored peace.

Who became emperor next after Augustus?

• Tiberius

• Caligula

• Claudius

• Nero

Which emperor killed many people and made his horse a consul?

• Caligula

• Nero

• Augustus

• Tiberius

Who restored peace in Rome in 69 AD?

• Caligula

• Nero

• Vespasian

• Titus

Who ruled when Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the city of Pompeii, and a large fire damaged Rome?

• Vespasian

• Titus

• Domitian

• Caligula

What is a proconsul?

• military leader

• emperor

• general

• governor

Why was life better for Romans from about 96 AD to 180 AD?

• Rome had a series of good emperors.

• Rome had good governors.

• Rome was in a war.

• Rome had taken over a lot of areas.

Why was Trajan's empire hard to rule well?

• It was too small.

• There were too many emperors.

• There was too much trading.

• It was too large to rule well.

What was the most important part of Rome's economy?

• Agriculture

• Silk

• Pottery

• Spices

How did Rome make trading much easier in 100 AD?

• They brought in spices from India.

• They started using a common currency.

• They built more ships.

• They got a new emperor.