Features of Roman Civilization

Features of Roman Civilization

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Which geographic features helped Rome trade?

• roads and bridges
• the Mediterranean Sea
• the Tiber River
• All are correct

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What were the public centers in Roman cities called?

• Acropolis

• Forums

• Capitals

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Who did the Roman people defeat to create the Roman Republic?

• Germanic Tribes

• Etruscans

• Praetorian Guard

• Egyptians

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The triumvirate was

• Greek, Etruscan, and Roman civilizations that formed as one civilization

• A government ruled by three people with equal power

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Was the majority group of Rome

• Patricians

• Plebeians

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Held all government and religious positions

• Patricians

• Plebeians

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Was the Roman lower class

• Patricians

• Plebeians

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Who had the right to vote in Ancient Rome?

• Patricians

• Plebeians

• Both Patricians & Plebeians

• Etruscans

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Was the Roman upper class

• Patricians

• Plebeians

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Polytheistic religion in Rome was initially influenced by

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Mesopotamians

• Egyptians

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At one time it was a crime to be a Christian in Rome

• True

• False

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________________ was the first Christian emperor in Rome

• Emperor Constantine

• Emperor Augustus

• Emperor Nero

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The ____________ permitted freedom of worship in Rome300 years after the death of Jesus Christ.

• Edict of Worms

• Edict of Milan

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Aqueducts were an example of which feature of civilization?

• Arts and Architecture

• Public Works

• Organized Government

• Organized Religion

Public Works

• The Roman Forum: located in the center of cities, they were places where Roman citizens would meet to trade goods, practice religion, vote, celebrate military achievements, and meet up with friends

• Aqueducts: channels that carried water from the country to the city Constructed public baths throughout the empire. Cleanliness was valued Built roads to spread trade and armies

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The early Roman Republic was a

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship