Roman Empire

The Pax Romana was

• A program to give land to the poor
• A period of Civil Unrest, riots, & wars
• Period of peace and prosperity
• The leader of the senate

The social class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and poor farmers

• Ciceros
• Patricians
• Visogoths
• Plebeians

Assassinated by a group of senators

• Marc Antony
• Julius Caesar
• Marcus Aurelius
• Augustus

Who divided the empire into 2 parts, to make it easier to rule?

• Constantine
• Nero
• Caesar
• Diocletian

Rome was located near what body of water, which was a MAJOR trade route?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

• Julius Caesar 
• Caesar  
• Augustus 
• Caesar Constantine 

Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Empire? 

• Political Instability 
• The empire became too small
• Economic problems 
• It became too large to manage effectively.

Who moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium?

• Augustus 
• Nero
• Constantine 
• Caesar 

Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?

• It was too big for one person to rule 
• an emperor's two sons took over
• There wasn't a split 
• Germanic tribes invaded 

When the empire split, what was the new capital?

• Rome 
• Constantinople 
• Carthage 
• Istanbul