Rome Test Review

Which rival in the western Mediterranean Sea did Rome fight in the Punic Wars?

• Athens
• Carthage
• Egypt
• Macedonia

What was the basic cause of the Punic Wars?

• Rome's acceptance of Christianity
• Carthage's invasion of Italy
• Competition between Rome and Carthage to control the Mediterranean Sea
• Carthage's support of the Plebs over the Patricians

Which Roman Emperor became known as Augustus, meaning divine or "godlike"? 

• Julius Caesar
• Octavian
• Marcus Brutus
• Gaius Cassius

The term "Pax Romana" refers to a period of -

• Peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire
• Civil war between Roman generals
• Democratic government
• Slave revolts which weakened the Republic

Who was the most successful missionary spreading Christianity?

• Pontius Pilate
• Judas Iscariot
• Paul
• Peter

As a result of the Punic Wars, Rome-

• Lost its' overseas empire
• Burned to the ground
• Lost control over most of Italy
• Won control over the Mediterranean Sea

This map shows the extent of -

• Persian Empire
• Roman Empire
• Alexander the Great's Empire
• Sargon the Great's Empire

Which group was responsible for the destruction of the Roman Empire in the west?

• Byzantines
• Germanic Tribes
• Huns
• Persians

Rome is known to have invented?

• Columns
• Epic Poems of Heroic Deeds
• Domes
• Mythology

We were posted in the Forum for all to see, the recorded laws of Rome

• The Twelve Tribes
• Hammurabi's Code
• The Twelve Taboos
• The Twelve Tables