The Rise of Rome

Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian are called Romance languages and come from

• Russian

• Hebrew

• Latin

• Greek

Pax Romana lasted for two centuries (approximately ____ years).

• 2000 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

• 200 years

A place where public games and contests were held was called a/an _____.

• amphitheater

• Roman Forum

• Pax Romana

• catacombs

People of this religion began holding secret church meetings in tunnels called ________.

• catacombs

• amphitheater

• forums

• aqueducts

The Roman republic was considered democratic because it _____ representatives.

• appointed

• paid

• elected

• controlled

Who was the first Roman emperor?

• Brutus

• Cassius

• Octavian

• Julius Caesar

Senate leaders were usually _____ who served for life.

• wealthy landowners

• lawyer

• merchants

• farmers

The Roman Empire was called _______ which meant "Roman Peace."

• Pax Romana

• Phoenician

• catacombs

• Roman Forum

Many wars were fought by Romans and others for control of the Mediterranean trade routes. These wars were called the _____.

• Greek-Roman Wars

• World Wars

• Civil Wars

• Punic Wars

Piped water into houses and public fountains was provided by

• aqueducts

• amphitheaters

• catacombs

• provinces