Studies Weekly 16 & 17~Rome

Which of the following classes would you belong to if you were a farmer in ancient Rome?

• slaves
• patricians
• plebeians
• nobles

Which event came first in Roman history" (Hint: be careful with the time dating designations, B.C. and A.D.)

• The Pantheon was built
• Julius Caesar was stabbed to death.
• Claudius invaded Britain
• The Roman roads Aqua Appia and Via Appia were built.

According to Roman legend, what animal rescued and raised the twin boys, Romulus and Remus?

• a wolf
• a fox
• a bear
• a lion

Even though the Romans were famous for building many aqueducts to bring clean drinking water to their people, historians say that the frst aqueduct was built by the

• Egyptians
• Assyrians
• Indians
• Greeks

What was displayed on a wealthy Roman’s toga to show his rank?

• medals
• jewels
• gold tassels
• purple stripes

Use the above web and what you know to answer 6
According to Roman mythology, which god or goddess ruled the ocean"

• Terra
• Apollo
• Neptune
• Mercury

Which people conquered the region of Italy that included Rome in 800 B.C.?

• Phoenicians
• Etruscans
• Assyrians
• Carthaginians

The Punic wars were fought over control of which major body of water?

• the Tiber River
• the Mediterranean Sea
• the Adriatic Sea
• the Tyrrhenian Sea

Which Roman emperor converted to Christianity and made it the offcial religion of Rome?

• Julius Caesar
• Augustus
• Nero
• Constantine

Although Julius Caesar built the largest empire in the known world, a group of patricians killed him because they were afraid he wanted to become a(n)

• dictator
• emperor
• general
• king