The Roman government _________ Christians, or treated them unfairly and punished them.
praised
worshipped
persecuted
taxed
2. Multiple Choice
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The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth led to what religion's development?
Nazarene
Christianity
Judaism
Protestantism
3. Multiple Choice
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Rome was located near what body of water?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
4. Multiple Choice
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A system in which a small and powerful group controls the government.
dictatorship
democracy
oligarchy
autocracy
5. Multiple Choice
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A form of government where the supreme power is held by a king or queen.
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
6. Multiple Choice
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This is done by the president to strike down a proposed law is called
a latifundia
a tribune
a veto
a conquest
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He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
Julius Ceasar
Ceasar Augustus
Constantine
Sparticus
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A wealthy, upperclass person in the Ancient Roman Republic
patrician
plebian
counsul
dictator
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Why was trading easy in for the Romans?
Was near the Tiber River
Build many roads
Used the same language
All Choices Correct
10. Multiple Choice
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Which society was the first to practice democracy?
Greece
Rome
Carthage
America
11. Multiple Choice
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A modern soccer stadium is similar to which Roman accomplishment?
Pont du Gard
The Colosseum
Basilica of Constantine
The Pantheon
12. Multiple Choice
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Why was rome so successful?
Allowed conquered people to be citizens
Worshipped their prisoners
Alexander the Great was a general
Women and slaves could vote
13. Multiple Choice
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The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of
Peace
War
Conflict
Conquests
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In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the
Chinese
Greeks
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
15. Multiple Choice
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What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
Consuls
Praetors
Tribunes
Senators
16. Multiple Choice
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Rome's most important legislative or law-making body of 300 Patrician men was called the
Forum
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
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By expanding the empire and reorganizing the military and government to make it safe and strong, Caesar Augustus created a new era of prosperity that lasted 200 years called
Pax Romana
Golden Years
Pax Augustus
Age of Prosperity
18. Multiple Choice
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What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
Naples
Florence
Rome
Pompeii
19. Multiple Choice
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Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
Caesar
Augustus
Diocletian
Constantine
20. Multiple Choice
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What was the name for the large, open, market in the center of town?