Ancient Rome

Which ancient alphabet forms the basis for the majority of modern languages in use today?

• Spanish
• Sanskrit 
• Cuneiform 
• the Roman or Latin alphabet

What Roman architectural invention allowed them to make larger enclosed buildings than the Greeks?

• The arch 
• The Dome 
• Indoor plumbing 
• The spiral staircase 

The Twelve Tables defined the legal rights of Roman

• Plebeians and Patricians 
• Magistrates and Bishops 
• Consuls and Rabbis 
• Greeks and Romans 

The Twelve Tables was an ancient writing that formed the foundation for Roman?

• Law
• Religion 
• Military protocol
• Heath code 

Which is the BEST description of plebeians in Ancient Rome?

• a group of judges in the Roman Empire
• a group of three leaders of the Roman Republic
• C) a large but politically limited group of people
• D) a powerful group of nobles who were small in number

What effect did aqueducts have on the Roman Empire?

• A) the god Neptune became more popular
• B) large urban areas became even larger
• C) boats could ship goods long distances
• D) water was re-routed away from disloyal areas

 A major contribution of the Roman Republic to Western European culture was the

• A) concept of government by laws.
• B) rejection of the concept of slavery.
• C) establishment of agricultural communes.
• D) belief that political power should be controlled by the military.

Which is the BEST description of patricians in Ancient Rome?

• A) a group of judges in the Roman Empire
• C) a large but politically limited group of people
• B) a group of three leaders of the Roman RepublicC) a large but politically limited group of people
• D) a powerful group of nobles who were small in number

Which of these played the BIGGEST role in helping communication within the Roman Republic?

• A) banning of slavery
• B) irrigation systems
• C) mountains to the north
• D) a network of good roads

Beginning in 510 B.C. the Roman Republic began a long period of expansion, but it was not considered an empire until the throne was occupied by

• A) Titus, son of Vespasian.
• B) Augustus, nephew of Julius Caesar.
• C) Caracalla, son of Alexander the Great.
• D) Vespasian, emperor of the Flavian Dynasty.