"Ancient Rome"

A(n) ____ is a form of government in early Rome, where the people choose some of the officials. 

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Republic

In the early Roman republic, members of the landholding upper class were called

• plebians
• patricians
• priests
• gladiators

To try to restore order to the empire, the emperor Diocletian

• divided the empire in two parts. 
• granted toleration to Christians.
• encouraged the revival of the republic.
• accepted the Huns as citizens. 

Julius Caesar's enemies assassinated him because 

• they were angry with him because of his military failures in Gaul.
• they were opposed to his expansion into other lands.
• they feared he planned to make himself king and lessen the power of the Senate.
• they were fearful he would resign.

The Romans used their engineering skill to build 

• printing presses to publish Roman law.
• advanced compasses to aid navigation.
• aqueducts that carried water into the cities. 
• the first Gothic cathedrals. 

What important change did the emperor Constantine make in A.D. 313? 

• He brought back the republic to help end violence.
• He made Christianity the official religion of the Empire.
• He divided the Empire into two parts: eastern and western.
• He moved the capital of the Empire to Vienna. 

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was a city named

• Constantinople.
• Alexandria.
• Rome.
• Crete.

A structure that carries water over long distances

• colosseum
• dome
• aqueduct
• arch

An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman Republic

• patrician
• plebian
• counsul
• mercenary

Who were the two main characters in the story that tells the beginnings of Rome?

• Romulus & Remus
• Zeus & Hera
• Ronulus & Roman
• Bill & Ted