Quarter 2 Exam Study Guide
Name
KEY
1. What is a republic? Where did it develop?
A form of government with elected leaders. In Rome.
2. What Roman leader is responsible for ending the Republic?
Julius Caesar
3. What Roman Emperor brought the Pax Romana?
Augustus Caesar
4. How did Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire?
Missionaries, like Paul, used Roman roads to spread Christianity.
5. Why did Constantine embrace Christianity?
He had a dream, a vision, and a military victory at the Milvian Bridge.
6. What term is used to describe Roman art?
Greco-Roman
7. What are some Roman influences on architecture?
Arch, vault, dome, stadiums, roads, concrete
8. What are some Roman influences on language?
Prefixes, Roman Numerals, root words, alphabet, Latin phrases
9. Describe a direct democracy.
A form of government where every citizen votes on every issue.
10. Describe a representative democracy.
A form of government where citizens elect representatives to vote on issues for them.
11. The fall of what empire began the Middle Ages?
Roman Empire
12. What two factors/needs led to the rise of feudalism?
Order and protection
13. List the social order from highest to lowest (Hint: there are 5 levels)
monarch, noble, knight, peasant, serf
14. What physical feature were most medieval towns built near?
15. Which group gained power during the middle ages?
Water, especially rivers
Merchants
16. What is specialization? Give an example. Producing a specific product or good. Flanders makes cloth, Venice
makes glass
17. What group was often blamed for the problems of society?
Jews
Label the following items on the maps provided.
Alps
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Alps
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Essays
1. What are three things that led to the end of the Roman Republic?
2. Under the control of the Roman Empire, people from many backgrounds converted to Christianity. This helped
to spread the religion throughout the empire. What factors of Roman rule and Christian beliefs would cause so
many people to convert?
3. Describe what life was like for children your age during the Middle Ages. What would you have been taught?
What games would you have played? How was life very different for girls your age?