The Pax Romana

Pax Romana is Latin for:

• Roman Peace

• Roman Trouble

• Augustus's Empire

• Freedom and Joy

Under which emperor did the Pax Romana begin?

• Hadrian

• Augustus

• Caligula

• Nero

Multiple Select (3 Answers): What were some of the achievements of Emperor Augustus?

• Built a wall to create a border around Rome

• Created a permanent army of 150,000 men

• Reformed the tax system

• Reformed the legal system to make it apply to people throughout the empire

• Made the official language of the empire Greek.

Over the course of the 200 years of the Roman empire, the territory of Rome_________.

• got smaller

• expanded

• was destroyed

• became Greek territory

Under which emperor did the Roman Empire STOP expanding?

• Trajan

• Julius Caesar

• Hadrian

• Augustus

Walls were constructed to create a border for the Roman Empire in Britain. They were called _________.

• Great Wall of China

• Trajan's Walls

• Hadrian's Wall

• Great Wall of Britain

Multiple Select (2 Answers): Which of the following Roman Emperors were considered terrible leaders because of their violent actions?

• Caligula

• Nero

• Vespasian

• Augustus

One innovation of the Romans during the Pax Romana was the _________, a system of elevated canals that carried water throughout the city.

• bridge

• arch

• aquedcut

• trench

The innovation of ________ allowed the Romans to build more sophisticated bridges and arches because it was moldable.

• concrete

• roads

• water wheels

The _________________ is a famous ancient Roman building built with concrete, complete with many arches, and used as an outdoor theater/ meeting place.

• Colosseum

• Parthenon

• White House

• Pantheon