Ms. Revels Class Ancient Rome

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

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Republic

_______ is the emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Empire.

• Constantine
• Diocletian
• Vespasian
• Titus

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

• plebians
• patricians
• priests
• gladiators

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.

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. 

Which of the following was NOT one of the early peoples of Rome?

• the Mycenans
• the Etruscans
• the Latins
• the Greeks

The enormous race course in Rome whose events included chariot races was called the

• Parthenon.
• Pantheon.
• Circus Maximus.
• Colosseum.

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. 

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was a city named

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

Alexander the Great extended his empire as far east as

• Mongolia
• China
• India
• Southeast Asia