Chapter 11 Section 1 Quiz Review

What was the Pax Romana?

• A period of peace and prosperity

• The phrase that meant "all roads lead to Rome"

• An illness that spread during the summer in Rome

• A set of aqueducts that brough water to Rome

A stone channel that carries water into the city

• Arch

• Vault

• Aqueduct

• Dome

Which of the following statements about Pompeii is true

• It was destroyed by an earthquake

• It was frozen in time under a blanket of mud

• It provides a revealing glimpse into everyday Roman life

• It was destroyed over a period of several years

Country homes of the wealthy were called

• Mosaics

• Frescoes

• Tenements

• Villas

How did Augustus fix the problems left by the Republic? Match the actions that Augustus took to the result.

Groups:

(a) Free grain to the poor

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(b) Paid government officials

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(c) Rebuild Rome

• Government officials tried to improve the government and were paid based on merit

• Encouraged art, literature, and education

• Plebeians less likely to revolt

A major stadium in Rome

• Colosseum

• Aqueduct

• Arch

• Pantheon

A painting done on wet plaster; the ancient wallpaper of the time!

• Mosaic

• Fresco

• Bas-relief

Ruler of an empire

• King

• Oligarch

• Emperor

• Gladiator

A person who fought in the Colosseum

• Emperor

• Gladiator

• Patrician

• Plebeian