13.1 The Roman Empire

13.1 The Roman Empire

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What is the Pax Romana?

• a time when many emperors failed

• a time when the army ruled Rome

• a period when Romes economy shrank

• a period of peace and prosperity in the empire

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What happened when an emperor was deified?

• He was named for an earlier emperor.

• He was executed.

• He was officially declared to be a god.

• He was elected.

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What major sea did the Romans control?

• North Sea

• Arabian Sea

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

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On which 3 continents was the Roman Empire located? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• North America

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True or False: There was no system in place for choosing new emperors

• True
• False

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How was the Roman Republic different from the Roman Empire?

• The Republic was very large; the Empire was fairly small.

• The Republic was ruled by elected representatives; the Empire was not.

• The Republic had no army; the Empire had a massive army.

• The Republic

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Which emperor is responsible for dividing the Empire?

• Diocletian
• Theodosius
• Nero
• Augustus

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Octavian and Augustus are the same person

• True

• False

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Which ruthless emperor was known for persecuting Christians and burning down half of Rome?

• Claudius

• Trajan

• Nero

• Andromeda

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Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...

• senators to get to the Senate.
• Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.
• merchants to travel safely.
• slaves to travel into the countryside.

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How did the Romans carry water from mountains into cities?

• by combining a set of layers
• by combining a set of arches
• by building aqueducts
• by building a bridge

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How did Roman farming help Roman provinces develop?

• Farmers became wealthy on trade and spent money building things

• Farming was the only job that people could do

• Farmers shared their crops with their neighbors creating community

• Farming gave people something to do

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How did the use of standard currency, or coins, help the economy of the Roman Empire?

• people would trade for Roman coins even if they did not want Roman goods
• most other cultures did not understand what the purpose of coined money was
• coins had more uses in the ancient world than many other trade items
• the Romans used coins to represent loans when they could not afford goods

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A combination or blending of Greek and Roman culture?

• Mexican American

• Irish American

• Greco-Roman

• Spanish-French

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