Life in Rome

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

• Phoenicians
•  Etruscans
• Assyrians
• Carthaginians

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

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

• slaves
• patricians
• plebeians
• nobles

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

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

• medals
• jewels
• gold tassels
• purple stripes

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

• wolf
• bear
• fox
• lion

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

• Julius Caesar
• Augustus
• Nero 
• Constantine

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

• Egyptians
• Assyrians
• Indians
• Greeks