Rome Study Guide

Why did Constantine choose to convert to Christianity?

• To gain power
• To unite empire
• To win battles
• All of the above

How did Constantine change things for Christians?

• He killed many of them

• He had them leave the empire

• He gave them a city of their own

• He ended their persecution

Divided Rome into 2 parts to rule it better

• Justinian
• Diocletion
• Constantine
• Theodosius

A ruler who has almost total power and was brought in to rule the city in times of crisis was called -

• magistrate
• veto
• dictator
• plebeian

During the final expansion of Rome, who became Rome's first emperor?

• Julius Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Augustus Caesar

• Marcus Aurelius

A _______________ is a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.

• an empire

• a monarchy

• a republic

• a colony

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Rome made some of the people they conquered ____ to ensure their loyalty.

• citizens

• consuls

• soldiers

• merchants merchants

A group of eight senators killed Julius Caesar to ______________.

• make laws for all Romans

• keep him from passing bad laws

• save the republic

• give the senate absolute power

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Which describes the reason for the growth of the Roman Empire?

• Rome's army conquered other lands
• Rome's rulers were very kind
• Rome used christianity to force others to join
• Rome's roads made joining the empire easy

What was a problem caused by the increasing size of the Roman Empire?

• the empire ran out of water
• the empire became too large to manage and protect
• the empire could not make enough weapons
• the empire could not make enough buildings