Rome

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

• an empire

• a monarchy

• a republic

• a colony

The __________ were the ruling class of ancient Rome.

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• patricians

• Plebeians

The ______________ were the ordinary citizens in ancient Rome.

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• plebeians

• Patricians

The ____ were the original settlers of Rome.

• Carthaginians

• Etruscans

• Greeks

• Latins

The government of the Roman Republic was organized into ____ branches.

• two

• four

• five

• three

The main rival of the Roman Republic, competing for control of the Mediterranean region, was ______________.

• Sicily

• Carthage

• Greece

• Persia

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

The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of 

• Peace
• War
• Conflict
• Conquests

In addition to their own developments, the Romans borrowed many ideas from the 

• Chinese
• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Mesopotamians

Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

• Caesar
• Augustus
• Diocletian
• Constantine