2024 Ancient Rome

According to legend, the fortuneteller warned Julius Caesar to beware the ________ of _______.

• March
• Ides
• Winds
• Friends
• April

_________ _________ was the written code of laws that was hung in the Forum for everyone to see

• Twelve
• Hammurabi's
• Tables
• Code

Roman legend states that ______, the Roman god of war, was the father of Romulus and __________.

• Zeus
• Remus
• Nero
• Mars

Which of the following describes the rule of Augustus?

• He took control from the senate was given all the power he wanted.
• He was harsh and cruel
• He was elected by the people but ruled as a dictator.
• He was the last of the good emperors

The Romans believed in ________ where they worshiped many Gods.

• Monotheism
• Polytheism

Romans wanted conquered people to

• Pay taxes and buy Roman goods
• Adopt Roman attitudes
• Help elect Roman officials and supply goods to Rome.
• Supply their own armies

The Roman emperor Nero

• Governed fairly
• Was cruel and violent
• Changed the way provinces were ruled.
• Ruled the empire as it began to decline.

Romans treated Greek learning and ideas by

• Disregarding them
• Accepting their philosophy
• Using them in architecture and engineering.
• Neglecting their own learning.

Which of the following describes the myth young Romans learned about the founding of their state?

• It says that two brothers killed an unjust king. Then one brother killed the other and built the city.
• It was outlawed by later Roman emperors.
• It says the city was founded after several years of civil war.
• It describes Rome’s location —where seven hills rise above the Tiber River.

Caesar’s death and his adopted son’s victory marked

• The end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Roman Republic.
• The last time a leader’s son took power.
• The end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire.
• The last public elections in Rome.