Rome Test Review
1) In 509 BCE the Romans began using representatives which is a government called what?
2) What changes were made in Rome under Julius Caesar?
3) Who was the first emperor of Rome?
4) What things begin under the rule of Augustus that help the people of Rome?
5) The first written laws of Rome were called what
6) The 200 year period of peace and prosperity in Rome was known as what?
7) Which Roman Emperor was the first to embrace Christianity?
8) What term, meaning “I forbid,” was used by Roman leaders to overrule decisions of others in government?
9) The Ten Commandments and life of Jesus important to what religion
10) What Roman citizen converted to Christianity and spread the religion in his many travels?
11) The founding of Rome is based on the legend of what two brothers?
12) Name the upper class land owners, who held most of the power in Rome.
13) Name the lower class working farmers, artisans, and merchants of Rome.
14) In what type of government do people vote for others, who represent them?
15) Describe the characteristics of Consuls.
16) Describe the characteristics of Dictators.
17) Describe the characteristics of Senators
18) The written code of laws demanded by the lower class were the:
19) Who fought in the Punic Wars?
20) What great General was lured away from Rome by an attack on his homeland during the Punic Wars?
21) Who “destroyed” the Republic and was the first to gain total power in Rome?
22) Who was the first Emperor, that started “Pax Romana”.
23) What military hero and champion of the people, was killed by the Senate?
24) Describe Caligula.
25) Describe Nero.
26) Describe Tiberius.
27) What does “Pax Romana” mean?
28) Food handouts and bloody entertainment were ways to keep the unemployed from doing what?
29) Professional fighters that fought each other, wild animals, and others (often to the death)
30) Whose sweeping reforms temporarily stopped the decline of Rome?
31) During Rome’s decline, how did most people feel about politics?
32) During Rome’s decline, many soldiers began to be motivated to fight because of:
33) Who conquered the Western Roman Empire?
34) What emperor won a civil war and ended the persecution of Christians?
35) What was an aqueduct?
36) The Edict of Milan promised what freedom?
37) The Western Roman Empire fell in what year?
38) The Eastern Roman Empire went on for about how long after Rome fell in the West?
39) Christianity is based on the teachings of whom?
40) Explain the legacy of Rome?