Rome

The legendary founders of Rome were 

• Zeus and Ares 
• Odysseus and Penelope 
• Helen and Agamemnon 
• Romulus and Remus 

Rome emulated the culture of the 

• Etruscans 
• Latins 
• Greeks 
• Germans 

Rome developed government based on 

• Direct Participation 
• Elected Representatives  
• Dynastic Power 
• Military Rule 

Rome's lower class was given rights through the 

• Bill of Rights
•  Twelve Tables 
• Ten Commandments 
• Magna Carta 

Rome achieved greatness through its victory over  

• Persia 
• Athens 
• Carthage  
• Germany 

Julius Caesar was able to assume complete control of the Republic due to

•  A weak military 
•   A weak economy 
• Outside invaders 
• Corruption in the Senate

After Caesars death, who assumed power?  

• Marc Antony 
• Cleopatra 
• Octavian 
•  Brutus 

The period of time of peace and success at the beginning the Roman Empire 

• Pax Romana 
•  Era Of Good Feelings 
• Roaring 200's 
• Ear of Corn 

The Roman Empires success could be connected to 

• Their navy 
• Their engineering 
• Their military 
• Their leaders

Why is it surprising that Christianity survived to become a major religion? 

• Hide answersits founder was executed by the Roman empire 
•  the first followers were captured, tortured and executed 
• the basis of the religion was rooted in another faith 
• those closest to Jesus denied him immediately after his death