Rome Post Test

Front

This was Rome's most powerful governing body which started with 300 members

Back

Senate

Front

Rome replaced their monarchy with this form of government in which the people elect their leaders

Back

Republic

Front

The Romans depended on these to supply them with water: aqueducts, canals, rivers, wells

Back

aqueducts

Front

This was the period of peace that lasted for over 200 years

Back

Pax Romana

Front

Which of the following was the foundation of Roman law? Code of Hammurabi, Magna Carta, Ten Commandments, Twelve Tables

Back

Twelve Tables

Front

A major contribution of the Roman Empire to western culture was the...

Back

concept of a government by laws

Front

All of the following contributed to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire EXCEPT...
an invasion of Rome by the Visigoths, incompetent rulers, the lack of a navy, the collapse of the Roman economy

Back

the lack of a navy

Front

He was one of the worst emperors of Rome and was accused of starting a fire that destroyed much of the city.

Back

Nero

Front

The richest, most powerful men in Rome

Back

patricians

Front

Farmers and workers who made up the lower class

Back

plebeians