Rome-The Eternal City (From the Journals Through History Series)

About how many people were living in the city of Rome during the empire?

• 1 million

• 10

• 2.3 million

• 1.8 million

Who wrote the famous poem "The Aeneid"

• Virgil

• Homer

• J.K. Rowling

• Zeus

Where was Aeneas from?

• Troy

• Greece

• Rome

• Mars

What city Aeneas' descendants found?

• Greece

• Troy

• Rome

• Greensboro

Who taught the Romans the most about art, literature, and math?

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Martians

• Mesopotamians

Who were the first leaders/kings of Rome?

• Etruscans

• Roman Emperors

• Senate

• Wonder Woman

What is a census?

• counting people by hundreds

• counting people by ones

• counting people by thousands

• counting sheep to fall asleep

How did the emperor use information from the census?

• to decide taxes and military

• to decide land ownership

• to decide how to pay people

• to get people's address for a disco party

What did the Romans vow after getting rid of Tarquin the Proud?

• To never have a king again

• To never let an Etruscan rule again

• To never fortenight dance again

• To never let people vote

What is a republic?

• A government of the people

• A government for the people

• A government by the people

• A government full of people