Introduction Lesson on the Roman Empire

How did Rome gain, consolidate and maintain power?

Multiple Choice

The Punic Wars were between _________________ and ___________________.

• Rome and Carthage

• Athens and Sparta

• Persia and Athens

• Europe and Islamic Empire

Multiple Choice

The leader in Carthage that invaded the Italian Peninsula with elephants was: ________________.

• Hannibal

• Alexander the Great

• Justinian

• Draco

Multiple Choice

A series of wars between Rome and Carthage in the 200s and 100s BC

• World Wars
• Punic Wars
• Greco-Persian Wars
• Germanic Wars

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE:  Hannibal, the brilliant general from Carthage, was never able to conquer Rome itself.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the Punic Wars?

• A series of wars between Rome and Egypt that lasted almost 1000 years.
• A brutal battle between Rome and the Huns that nearly brought about the end of the Roman Empire.
• A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage that led to the expansion of the Roman Republic.
• Several wars that were fought between the Roman Empire and Christians.

Multiple Choice

Because Italy is surrounded by (blank) , the Romans could travel easily by sea to other parts of the world

• Deserts
• Mountains
• Water
• Jungles 

Multiple Choice

Who is the supreme god of all of the Roman god?

• Juno

• Jupiter

• Vesta

• Zeus

Multiple Choice

Which goddess is the Queen of the Roman Gods?

• Venus

• Minerva

• Diana

• Juno

Multiple Choice

The Romans worshiped many gods. What vocabulary word means "belief in many gods"?

• Monotheism

• Multitheism

• Polytheism

• Manytheism

Multiple Choice

This group was part of the lower or middle class. Common people.

• Patricians
• Plebeians
• Slaves
• Priests

Multiple Choice

Social Structure: Which of the following included the powerful nobility?

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• women

• slaves

Multiple Choice

Social Structure: Which of the following included the majority of the population in Rome?

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Women

Multiple Choice

What type of government do the Romans establish?

• Republic
• Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Tyranny

Multiple Choice

What was the highest position in the government of the Roman Republic?

• Consuls

• Senators

• Aediles

• Governors

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people typically held the most power in the Roman Republic?

• Everyone was treated equally

• Wealthy women

• Poor men

• Poor women

• Wealthy men

Multiple Choice

Laws of Rome were codified as the __________________.

• 5 Pillars

• 10 Commandments

• 12 Tables

• Code of Hammurabi

Multiple Choice

Rome’s public meeting place where the 12 Tables were located

• Forum 
• Senate Chamber
• Capitoline Hill
• House of Representatives 

Multiple Choice

Why was the Law of Twelve Tables an important step?

• Rome had no laws before that time
• they gave plebeians citizenship for the first time
• they made laws public for all citizens to read
• they gave plebeians more rights than patricians

Multiple Choice

Who was Julius Caesar?

• He declared himself dictator for life, which led to change of the Roman government from a republic to an empire
• He was the founder of Rome.
• He was the last emperor of Rome.
• He was a brilliant architect who built the first aqueduct.