World History Unit 2.2 Quiz

Form of government where the leader is not a monarch and some people can vote within Constitutional law.

• Democracy

• Republic

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

The Romans used this building material on a great scale.

• Stone

• Concrete

• Wood

• Mud

Which of the following groups was the head of the social classes in the Roman Republic?

• Slaves

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Tribunes

Which Roman Emperor ended persecution of the Christians by passing the Edict of Milan?

• Diocletian

• Nero

• Constantine

• Hadrian

Roman law was first codified in the:

• Law of Nations

• Twelve Tables

• Code of Justinian

• Hammurabi's Code

The 200-year period of peace in Rome was the ___________.

• Pax Romana

• Pax Julius

• Pax Caligula

• Piece of Nero

The invasions of the Visigoths and the Vandals led to the decline of which civilization?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient India

• Ancient Greece

The government of ancient Rome minted coins for use throughout the Roman Empire.

What was an effect of the government’s choice to mint coins?

• Leaders began to collect taxes.

• It became easier to buy and sell goods.

• It became easier to mine silver and gold.

• Craftspeople began to manufacture goods.

Which of these contributed MOST to ancient Rome’s ability to conquer and govern much of western Europe?

• cannons

• railways

• roads

• tanks

Which two rulers were MOST responsible for Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire?

• Nero and Caligula

• Caesar and Augustus

• Tiberius and Claudius

• Diocletian and Constantine