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Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome End of the unit test 2023
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Order Rome's expansion periods from first to last. Took over the Italian peninsula Creation of the Roman Empire Expansion during the Punic Wars Expansion of the final years of the Republic | Took over the Italian Peninsula, Expansion during the Punic Wars, Expansion of the final years of the Republic, and Creation of the Roman Empire |
| How did Rome's expansion affect the plebeians? | More plebeians had to serve in the army. |
| As a result of ________________ Spain, the Alps, Carthage, and Macedonia were added to Rome | the Punic Wars |
| When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River, he intended to ______. | start a civil war against Pompey |
| Julius Caesar was very popular with the poor people of Rome. True or False | True |
| The people who killed Julius Caesar wanted to give power back to the Senate, but their actions had an unexpected effect. What was it? | The beginning of a civil war |
| Who were the leaders of the Second Triumvirate? | Marcus Lepidus Mark Antony Caesar Augustus |
| Who were Octavian and Antony | were rivals who fought to control Rome |
| What name did Octavian take? | Augustus |
| The first emperor of Rome was? | Augustus |
| What was Pax Romona? | 200 years of peace and prosperity beginning with the rule of Augustus |
| What happened during the Pax Romana? | agriculture, industry, and trade flourished. |
| Nero | Was the most infamous Roman emperor, accused of burning Rome to the ground and killing many members of his own family, |
| Constantine | Had a vision that propelled him to become a Christian and moved the capitol to Byzantium and then renamed it to Constantinople. |
| Caesar Augustus | Adopted son of Julius Caesar and emperor of Rome, coming to power in 31 BC and ruling for 44 years. |
| Vespasian | . Built the Colosseum and destroyed the sacred temple in Jerusalem. |
| Hadrian | This emperor was a gifted architect that created a wall that stretched across the entire country and rebuilt the Pantheon. |
| Marcus Aurelius | Last of the "5 Good Emperors |
| Diocletian | Split the empire into the east and west. |
| Why did the Roman emperors give the poor "bread and circuses"? | so the poor wouldn't rebel |
| What was the result of Christians not worshiping Roman Gods, serving in the army, or not believing the emperor was a god? | Christians were persecuted |
| Which emperor was a Christian and allowed those in the empire to openly practice Christianity and other religions? | Constantine |
| The Edict of Milan | granted freedom of worship to all citizens of the Roman Empire. |
| The Best title for the list below would be: Barbarians invaded the Empire The empire in the West was weakened by the split of the Empire into two parts Widespread poverty caused unrest Weak Emperors | causes for the decline of the Roman Empire |
| What is the name of the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire? | Constantinople |
| Who issued the Edict of Milan? | Constantine |
| What position did Caesar's enemies believe he wanted? | King |
| How did Julius Caesar die? | Stabbed to death in the senate |
| How did Rome deal with its piling (increased) expenses? | They started making coins which contained less silver. They raised taxes. |
| During the Golden Age of Rome, The Romans improved their economy by standardizing weights and measurements, and using a common __________ throughout the empire? | money system |
| The main language of the Roman people that was used for speaking and writing and eventually led to the development of many modern day languages? | Latin |
| Rome was originally | Polytheistic |